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Which city replaced Paris as the art capital after World War II?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which technique made Jackson Pollock famous?

    Answer: Drip painting

    Why: Pollock laid unstretched canvas on the floor and dripped industrial enamel paint onto it with sticks and hardened brushes.

  2. 2 Medium

    Who founded the Surrealist movement in 1924?

    Answer: André Breton

    Why: Dalí joined the Surrealist group only in 1929, five years after Breton's manifesto launched it.

  3. 3 Hard

    Where did Malevich hang his Black Square at its 1915 debut?

    Answer: High in a corner

    Why: That high corner is where Russian Orthodox homes traditionally hang their holy icons.

  4. 4 Easy

    Whose version of The Kiss uses gold leaf?

    Answer: Gustav Klimt

    Why: The Austrian state bought Klimt's Kiss in 1908 while it was still on show at its very first exhibition.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which insult aimed at Matisse's group in 1905 named a movement?

    Answer: Wild beasts

    Why: At the 1905 Paris salon behind the jibe, Matisse showed Woman with a Hat, a portrait of his wife with green streaks across her face.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which career did Kandinsky give up at 30 to study painting?

    Answer: Law

    Why: At the time he had even been offered a chair in Roman law at the University of Dorpat, today's Tartu in Estonia.

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