Art Memory Contest 2025 - State Prep #4

Why have there been attribution problems with Borgona’s work?

• He had a small workshop without enough storage space to properly organize the artworks.

• He moved from Northern Europe to Southern Europe in the middle of his art career.

• He did not sign his work.

• His son worked with him in the same workshop.

Our country's National Gallery of Art began with the donation of ___'s art collection along with the money for the original building. Congress agreed to support the museum's operation. Since then, the museum's collections have been formed with money from ___.

• 1. Andrew Mellon / the government

• 1. Solomon Guggenheim / the government

• 1. Andrew Carnegie / the government

• 1. Andrew Mellon / private donations

• 1. Solomon Guggenheim / private donations

This year’s painting by Monet is said to have shadows and a writhing form. What impacted the look of it and Monet’s other paintings created around the same time?

• his deteriorating eyesight

• cataracts

• grief

• Both A and C are true.

• All of the above are true

Which statement is false of Mondrian?

• His early work included still lifes and landscapes.

• Although he was never recognized for it in his lifetime, he achieved pure abstraction.

• To pursue the spiritual, he believed you had to move away from painting reality.

• He abstracted everything until he got to the fundamental quality of the objects.

• None of the above are false. They are all true.

The brilliant colors used by Titian can be attributed to…

• A. the rare pigments imported from Asia.

• B. the invention of oil paints.

• C. the fact he lived in a port city.

• Both A and B are true.

• Both A and C are true.

De Chirico was a(n) artist whose early works were inspiration for ___.

• 1. Mexican / surrealists

• 1. Spanish / surrealists

• 1. Italian / surrealists

• 1. Mexican / abstract expressionists

• 1. Spanish / abstract expressionists

He is considered one of the greatest masters of tempera and painted with them his entire career.

• Lawrence

• Borgona

• Butinone

• Botticelli

• Titian

What is false of Matisse?

• When he created Ivy in Flower, he was in a wheelchair.

• Ivy in Flower was created with the assistance of others aiding Matisse.

• He had worked in collage and changed to painting canvases due to his physical limitations.

• Matisse painted Ivy in Flower a year before he died.

• None of the above are false. They are all true.

This artist traveled to 6 of the 7 continents. In addition to painting, he/she did another type of art too. This artist explored the relationship between art and representation throughout their career. Who is this artist?

• Graves

• Bearden

• O’Keeffe

• Lawrence

• Rivera

Curved lines are often associated with calmness, elegance, and a sense of harmony.

• True

• False