HISTORY of ABSTRACT ART A few questions on the important works of artists who brought about abstract art.
Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great
Western Railway (1844)
Picasso, Factory in Horta de
Ebro, 1909 Saint-Pétersbourg, Russian Museum
Q4 : Which pictorial movement uses geometry and eliminates perspective by using only one
group of color tones?
a realism
b fauvism
c cubism
Q5 : To which Italian movement (which emphasized speed and light) does the beginning of
abstract art owe a lot?
a futurist movement
b dadaist movement
c perpetual movement
Q6 : What is the name of the the Dutch group and magazine founded by Theo Van
Doesburgen in 1917, which publicized abstract art through its member artists?
a Die Blau Reuter
b De Stijl
c Cobra
Broadway Boogie Woogie
Q7 : Who is the author of this painting whose theories were tied to the philosophy and to
neoplasticism which was publicized by the magazine mentioned above?
a Kandinsky
b Mondrian
c Vasarely
Q8 : What is the name of the Salon (expo) which in 1946 opened in Paris to propagate
abstract art?
a le Salon Réalités nouvelles
b le Salon des Refusés
c le Salon Abstrait
Q9 : What is the name of the movement which appeared in the late 1950's and which featured
geometric forms, optical effect of light and color and tended to integrate works in an
architectural setting.
a Land Art
b Pop Art
c Cinetic Art
Q10 : Who is the author of this work and member of the movement mentioned above ?