Questions and Answers
Quiz: Piet Mondrian - art and life
1.
When was Piet Mondrian born?
7th March, 1872
2.
Mondrian painted in which styles?
Expressionism, Cubism, and Impressionism
3.
What's the title of the painting?
Composition No. 10
4.
Abstract Expressionism was defined by this formal mode:
Non-representation
5.
Mondrian was _________ painter.
a Dutch
6.
What's the title of the painting painted in 1908?
Passionflower
7.
The art movement of Cubism is characterized by:
Geometric lines and asymmetry
8.
Mondrian was an active member and participant in the Dutch art movement called __________.
De Stijl
9.
What painting style is the Lonely tree at the Gein?
Impressionism
10.
De Stijl is also knows as neo-plasticism.
True
11.
Mondrian had NOT a profound impact on Modern and Contemporary art.
False
12.
What year did Mondrian move to Paris?
1911
13.
Where can you see the View from the Dunes with Beach and Piers? Which museum?
MoMa, New York
14.
While Mondrian was visiting the Netherlands in 1914, World War I began, forcing him to remain in there for the duration of the conflict. What year did he come back to Paris?
1918
Match the pairs.
15.
Village Church
Post-Impressionism
16.
Meandering Landscape with River
Impressionism
17.
Tableau I
Neo-Plasticism
18.
Amaryllis
Fauvism
19.
In 1938 Mondrian left Paris and moved to _________.
London
20.
Piet Mondrian died of pneumonia on 1 February 1944.
True
21.
Select the true statements.
Mondrian loved to bike, Mondrian survived the Spanish flu, He almost gave up art to become a farmhand
22.
What's the title of the painting?
Place de la Concorde
23.
Adolf Hitler put Mondrian on a Nazi blacklist.
True