Art History Fun!

Han van Meegeren was an art forger that sold fake Vermeer paintings to Nazis for millions of today's dollars. He made them by painting them in bakelite plastic, melting them together in a pizza oven, and then bumping them on the back to make them have a crackled texture. He was only caught after the war, when he was accused of being a Nazi sympathizer. Which of these is considered a real Vermeer today?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a pretty mixed reputation for displaying artwork that was acquired through colonialism and theft. Which of these has the Met not yet returned to its country of origin because of how it was acquired?

Below is a mix of artwork by children and Cy Twombly. Which is by Cy Twombly?

All of these pieces were stolen, but only one was never recovered. Which one is still lost?

In the landmark case Whistler v. Ruskin, artist James McNeill Whistler sued art critic John Ruskin for saying, “I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face.” Which painting was Ruskin referring to?

One of these pieces was accidentally hung upside down at the Museum of Modern Art for 46 days before anyone noticed. Which one was it?

Yoko Ono is a pretty successful artist, although this is not what she is known for. Which of these artworks is by Yoko Ono?

Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. What painting did he sell?