| "Gray Weather, Grand Jatte" tried to show nature's vivid outdoor clarity in all its nuances, according to this painter |
Georges Seurat |
200 |
May 5, 2022 |
| Born in Crete, he worked in Spain but that country's king did not care for his 1580s "Martyrdom of St. Maurice" |
El Greco |
400 |
May 5, 2022 |
| Moving from Europe to New York in 1940, Piet Mondrian cut loose & painted 2 major works whose titles contain this rhyming music style |
boogie-woogie |
600 |
May 5, 2022 |
| It was for the USA's centennial that Archibald Willard painted this work showing 3 marching musicians |
<i>Spirit of \'76</i> |
800 |
May 5, 2022 |
| In the "Education of Achilles" by this Flemish master, a highly cultivated man, the lyre represents music education |
Rubens |
1000 |
May 5, 2022 |
| In 1924 poet Andre Breton published a manifesto of this movement that joined the dream world with the everyday |
Surrealism |
200 |
October 29, 2015 |
| Marc Chagall painted several versions of this type of musician hovering above roofs |
a fiddler |
600 |
October 29, 2015 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents.) A self-taught late bloomer who only began to paint seriously in his 40s, this French artist earned the admiration of avant-garde artists with what is often called his naive style |
Henri Rousseau |
800 |
October 29, 2015 |
| This 1642 masterpiece by Rembrandt portrays members of an Amsterdam civic militia company |
<i>The Night Watch</i> |
1000 |
October 29, 2015 |
| It's the Italian term for a mural technique using water-based paint on lime plaster; the Sistine Chapel has examples |
fresco |
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October 29, 2015 |
| It can mean the closely woven durable cloth on which oil paintings are made or refer to the painting itself |
a canvas |
200 |
December 15, 2010 |
| In Britain the last name of this British painter (1776-1837) means "police officer" |
(John) Constable |
400 |
December 15, 2010 |
| Her dominant motifs, the animal bones & landscape of the Southwest, are seen here |
Georgia O\'Keeffe |
600 |
December 15, 2010 |
| This Belgian artist's painting "Threatening Weather" includes a cloud shaped like a tuba |
Rene Magritte |
800 |
December 15, 2010 |
| The name of this heavily decorated & frothy 18th century style was coined by Maurice Quai as a term of ridicule |
rococo |
1000 |
December 15, 2010 |
| This impressionist was as skilled at painting people as he was at painting fields & sunsets |
Renoir |
200 |
May 2, 2005 |
| One of the hundreds of portraits painted by this artist is seen here |
Stuart |
400 |
May 2, 2005 |
| Life in the tenements of New York was a favorite subject of this Robert Henri "School" |
the Ashcan School |
600 |
May 2, 2005 |
| He painted the 1784 Neoclassical masterpiece seen here |
(Jacques-Louis) David |
800 |
May 2, 2005 |
| First name of the son seen here in a 1655 portrait by his father |
Titus |
1000 |
May 2, 2005 |
| In the cathedral at Chartres, most of this translucent artwork from the 13th century is still in place |
stained glass |
200 |
July 14, 2003 |
| Joseph Stella is known for a series of paintings of this amusement park at the southern end of Long Island |
Coney Island |
400 |
July 14, 2003 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Rembrandt's house in Amsterdam.) Rembrandt used metal plates & this oak press to make copies of this type of artwork |
etchings |
600 |
July 14, 2003 |
| 19th century sculptor William Rush is famous for this pair of figures he did for a theater in Philadelphia |
Comedy & Tragedy |
800 |
July 14, 2003 |
| Maurice Utrillo's White Period featured streets of this Paris area, also home to Amelie & Toulouse-Lautrec |
Montmartre |
1000 |
July 14, 2003 |
| The artists known as The Four Wangs rose to prominence under this country's Ch'ing Dynasty |
China |
100 |
May 29, 1997 |
| Delacroix' dramatic historical painting of the "Massacre At Chios" is in this Paris museum |
The Louvre |
200 |
May 29, 1997 |
| It's the shape of a tondo, a type of painting popular in the 15th century |
Round |
300 |
May 29, 1997 |
| Once a cubist, this Spaniard from Figueras turned to surrealism after going to Paris in 1928 |
Salvador Dali |
400 |
May 29, 1997 |
| This word that often precedes expressionism is derived from the Latin for "drawn off" or "drawn away" |
Abstract |
500 |
May 29, 1997 |
| Utrillo's "White Period" lasted circa 1908-1914, longer than this artist's "Rose Period" from 1904-1906 |
Pablo Picasso |
100 |
November 28, 1996 |
| In 1892 he painted "Vahine No Te Vi. Woman With Mango" |
Paul Gauguin |
200 |
November 28, 1996 |
| It's the common English term for the type of painting the French call une nature morte |
Still Life |
300 |
November 28, 1996 |
| Dancer Louise Weber, one of his most famous subjects, was known as "La Goulue" -- The Glutton |
Toulouse-Lautrec |
400 |
November 28, 1996 |
| Hats off to this Belgian whose 1926 painting "The Menaced Assassin" features men in bowler hats |
Rene Magritte |
500 |
November 28, 1996 |
| This Florentine sculptor's relief "Madonna of the Stairs" was completed in 1492 when he was 17 |
Michelangelo |
100 |
September 27, 1996 |
| Picasso's 1907 painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" was one of the first in this new art movement |
Cubist |
200 |
September 27, 1996 |
| This 19th century New York landscape school spread to Mexico & South America |
Hudson River School |
300 |
September 27, 1996 |
| In 1970 this "Christina's World" painter became the first living artist to have a White House exhibit |
Andrew Wyeth |
500 |
September 27, 1996 |
| Around the 5th century B.C., the Greeks began using this art form in which tesserae are set in mortar |
mosaic |
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September 27, 1996 |
| Andrea del Castagno painted this biblical hero on a shield, with Goliath's severed head at his feet |
David |
100 |
July 13, 1994 |
| Lion heads & ants are dominant images in this Spaniard's surrealistic "Accommodations of Desire" |
(Salvador) Dalà |
200 |
July 13, 1994 |
| After 1880 this artist preferred to work in pastels, which gave his ballerinas a delicate look |
(Edgar) Degas |
300 |
July 13, 1994 |
| His 1888 painting "Vision after the Sermon" depicts Breton women, not Tahitian ones |
Gauguin |
400 |
July 13, 1994 |
| This Dutchman painted his famous "Crows Over a Wheatfield" in the last weeks before his 1890 suicide |
van Gogh |
500 |
July 13, 1994 |
| Over 300 castings have been made of his 1895 "Bronco Buster" |
Remington |
100 |
July 7, 1992 |
| The Detroit Institute of Arts, founded in 1885, features murals by this Mexican artist |
(Diego) Rivera |
200 |
July 7, 1992 |
| Kandinsky's "Improvisations" & "Compositions" are considered the 1st pure example of this type of painting |
abstract |
300 |
July 7, 1992 |
| This whimsical 20th century Swiss artist is known for works like "The Twittering Machine" |
Paul Klee |
400 |
July 7, 1992 |
| His "Olympia" was accepted for the Salon of 1865, where it caused an uproar |
(Ãdouard) Manet |
500 |
July 7, 1992 |
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100 |
June 24, 1992 |
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200 |
June 24, 1992 |
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300 |
June 24, 1992 |
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400 |
June 24, 1992 |
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500 |
June 24, 1992 |
| 16th century painter Paolo Cagliari was known as Paolo Veronese because he was born here |
Verona |
100 |
January 6, 1992 |
| She was the subject of James Whistler's most famous painting |
Whistler\'s mother |
200 |
January 6, 1992 |
| The Bichon Frise was a favorite dog of this artist, though he may have preferred naked Majas |
Goya |
300 |
January 6, 1992 |
| There's a ceiling painting by Rubens in Whitehall Palace in this city |
London |
400 |
January 6, 1992 |
| This woman died in 1961 at the age of 101 |
Grandma Moses |
500 |
January 6, 1992 |
| A school of 19th century U.S. landscape painters is named after this N.Y. river valley |
the Hudson Valley |
100 |
July 9, 1991 |
| Albrecht Durer is known for his 1504 engraving of this pair with strategically placed leaves |
Adam & Eve |
200 |
July 9, 1991 |
| He studied the Jews of Amsterdam & included them in his works, like the etching of "Christ Preaching" |
Rembrandt |
300 |
July 9, 1991 |
| This Frenchman's "Olympia" was so vehemently attacked he had to leave France for a while |
Ãdouard Manet |
400 |
July 9, 1991 |
| Jacques-Louis David visited this man the day before he was murdered in his tub |
Marat |
500 |
July 9, 1991 |
| Like Raphael, this artist of "Potato Eaters" & a "Starry Night" was dead at age 37 |
Vincent van Gogh |
100 |
June 24, 1991 |
| Giovanni da Bologna's 1564 sculpture of this god shows him with winged helmet & feet, running |
Mercury |
200 |
June 24, 1991 |
| Nan Wood Graham, who posed for this painting by her brother in 1930, died in 1990 |
"American Gothic" |
300 |
June 24, 1991 |
| Many of the people portrayed in his "The Night Watch" paid 100 guilders to be included |
Rembrandt |
400 |
June 24, 1991 |
| This surrealist described his home region, Catalonia, as "The Nose of the Earth" |
Salvador Dali |
500 |
June 24, 1991 |
| This late artist was also a jewelry designer; you might expect his watches to be limp |
Salvador Dalà |
100 |
November 16, 1990 |
| The "Thinker" guards the entrance to the Philadelphia museum devoted to this sculptor |
Rodin |
200 |
November 16, 1990 |
| An artist dedicated to reviving early Renaissance style & methods is described as "pre-" this |
Raphaelite |
300 |
November 16, 1990 |
| Egypt's temple of Abu Simbel features 4 figures of this pharaoh carved out of the rock |
Ramses II |
400 |
November 16, 1990 |
| His paintings of flags & targets at a one-man show in 1958 unleashed a storm of controversy |
Jasper Johns |
500 |
November 16, 1990 |
| This gemlike carving material was obtained from walruses as well as elephants |
ivory |
100 |
November 7, 1990 |
| This diminutive poster artist broke his legs in childhood falls, inhibiting their growth |
Toulouse-Lautrec |
200 |
November 7, 1990 |
| New & unknown in Paris, at 22 he painted "The Old Guitarist" in shades of blue that reflected his mood |
Picasso |
400 |
November 7, 1990 |
| The most famous "Sunday Afternoon" this pointillist painted was on the "Grand Jatte" |
(Georges) Seurat |
500 |
November 7, 1990 |
| The animal featured both in Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy" & "The Dream" |
a lion |
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November 7, 1990 |
| His sculpture "The Thinker" is part of a larger work called "The Gates of Hell" |
Rodin |
100 |
September 18, 1990 |
| Both Donatello's & Michelangelo's statue of David are in this city |
Florence |
200 |
September 18, 1990 |
| Spill some of this type of paint on your shirt & the yolk's on you |
tempera |
400 |
September 18, 1990 |
| "Dots nice" would describe this technique used by Seurat |
pointillism |
500 |
September 18, 1990 |
| In addition to portraits of Nicholas Roots, Jan Six & an elephant, he did many of himself |
Rembrandt |
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September 18, 1990 |
| Many of the finest prehistoric paintings were found in these, as a spelunker could tell you |
cave |
100 |
February 9, 1989 |
| This famous statue is so named because it was found on the Greek island of Melos |
Venus de Milo |
200 |
February 9, 1989 |
| The man in the painting "American Gothic" is grasping this farm implement |
pitchfork |
300 |
February 9, 1989 |
| The name of this art movement is from the French for "beyond what is realistic" |
Surrealist |
400 |
February 9, 1989 |
| His grandmother was a pioneer for women's rights in Peru, & he painted the women of Tahiti |
Gauguin |
500 |
February 9, 1989 |
| Fauvism, a painting style featuring bold colors, flourished in this country circa 1900 |
France |
100 |
December 19, 1988 |
| Famed artist who designed surreal dream sequences for the film "Spellbound" |
Salvador Dali |
200 |
December 19, 1988 |
| Decades after her death, this German nun's paintings still inspire a famous line of china figurines |
(Sister) Hummel |
300 |
December 19, 1988 |
| In an oxidized firing, copper produces this color in a pottery glaze |
green |
400 |
December 19, 1988 |
| Titian has been called "The greatest master" of the School of Art based in this Italian city |
Venice |
500 |
December 19, 1988 |
| Term for Spain's Islamic art, it comes from the Muslim group that conquered the country in the eighth century |
Moorish |
100 |
November 18, 1988 |
| The starting point and center of early Renaissance art was in this Italian city |
Florence |
200 |
November 18, 1988 |
| Many Rembrandt masterpieces hang in this "national museum" in Amsterdam |
Rijksmuseum |
300 |
November 18, 1988 |
| John Constable is best known for painting these |
Landscapes |
400 |
November 18, 1988 |
| With works titled "White LIne" and "Blue Segment", this Russian has been called the first abstract painter |
Wassily Kandinsky |
500 |
November 18, 1988 |
| Term for any painting, except a fresco, applied directly to a wall, from the Latin for wall |
a mural |
100 |
April 4, 1988 |
| Completes the title of the Bosch work, "The Garden of Earthly..." |
delights |
200 |
April 4, 1988 |
| Shows by French Academy members were called salons, from the salon d'Apollon, a hall n this building |
the Louvre |
300 |
April 4, 1988 |
| This country's Sidney Nolan is known for his paintings about Ned Kelly |
Australia |
400 |
April 4, 1988 |
| Painting style used in Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon", influenced by African tribal art |
Cubism |
500 |
April 4, 1988 |
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100 |
March 22, 1988 |
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200 |
March 22, 1988 |
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300 |
March 22, 1988 |
| This Chinese dynasty which preceded the Manchu, or Ching was famous for its decorative arts |
Ming |
400 |
March 22, 1988 |
| Edgar Degas was famous for painting & sculpting ballerinas & these animals |
horses |
500 |
March 22, 1988 |
| One goal of this Spanish surrealist is the exact rendering of Freudian dreams |
Salvador Dali |
100 |
February 4, 1988 |
| Blurring out lines to soften images, as in corners of a smile, was this Italian's invention |
Leonardo da Vinci |
200 |
February 4, 1988 |
| Nationality of painters Hieronymus Bosch, Frans Hals & Piet Mondrian |
Dutch |
300 |
February 4, 1988 |
| His "Gulf Stream" depicts a forlorn black man on a broken-masted sailboat surrounded by sharks |
Winslow Homer |
400 |
February 4, 1988 |
| It was the rallying cry of a group of 19th C. artists who believed art needed no purpose |
"Art for art\'s sake" |
500 |
February 4, 1988 |
| An aquarelle work uses this type of aqueous paint |
watercolor |
100 |
December 4, 1987 |
| In the 1960s, Peter Hurd became well known for a portrait rejected by this president |
Lyndon Johnson |
200 |
December 4, 1987 |
| Among his paintings are "The Hungry Lion", "The Sleeping Gypsy" & "The Repast of the Lion" |
Henri Rousseau |
300 |
December 4, 1987 |
| In 1933, the Nazis closed down this school of art & architecture founded in 1919 by Gropius |
Bauhaus |
400 |
December 4, 1987 |
| "Pysanky", an ancient art form from this region of the USSR, produces works like the following: |
Ukraine |
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December 4, 1987 |
| Judas has not only spilled salt but is 13th at the table in this da Vinci work |
"The Last Supper" |
100 |
December 26, 1985 |
| Monet supplied the name for this style of art by titling an 1872 work "Impression, Sunrise" |
Impressionism |
200 |
December 26, 1985 |
| Dutch master whose last name was van Rijn |
Rembrandt |
300 |
December 26, 1985 |
| Season celebrated in Botticelli's "La Primavera" |
spring |
400 |
December 26, 1985 |
| Failing to understand his art, Spain's Philip II withdrew patronage from this Greek expatriate |
El Greco |
500 |
December 26, 1985 |
| At age 80, this American painter had her 1st solo show |
Grandma Moses |
100 |
December 11, 1985 |
| In 1916, he did his 1st of 318 covers for the Saturday Evening Post |
Norman Rockwell |
200 |
December 11, 1985 |
| It is believed that more paintings by this 20th century Spanish master have been stolen than any other |
Picasso |
300 |
December 11, 1985 |
| Due to a 4th C. Biblical mistranslation, Michelangelo sculpted Moses with these on his head |
horns |
400 |
December 11, 1985 |
| Place of business featured in Edward Hopper's famous "Nighthawks" |
a coffeeshop (diner) |
500 |
December 11, 1985 |