Test on Georges Mathieu: Pioneer of Lyrical Abstraction

Question 1: Georges Mathieu designed the 'Les 7 d'or' award statues as part of a specific advertising campaign for the French television awards.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that the French television awards 'Les 7 d'or' offered a statue designed by Mathieu to the winners, but it does not specify that this was part of an advertising campaign.

Question 2: Which of the following films listed in Georges Mathieu's filmography was produced by O.R.T.F. Productions?

A. La Bataille de Bouvines

B. La Saint-Barthélémy

C. Hommage au Connétable de Bourbon

D. A la recherche de Georges Mathieu

Explanation: According to the Filmography section, 'La Saint-Barthélémy' (1959) and 'Paris, capitale des arts' (1965) were produced by O.R.T.F. Productions. 'La Bataille de Bouvines' was by Robert Descharnes, 'Hommage au Connétable de Bourbon' by A. Rainer, and 'A la recherche de Georges Mathieu' by Daniel Lecomte.

Question 3: Lyrical abstraction, as defined by Mathieu, is characterized by the primacy of speed of execution to prevent the artist's consciousness from interfering.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: Mathieu postulated four conditions that characterize lyrical abstraction, the first being the primacy of speed of execution to avoid the interference of the artist's consciousness.

Question 4: In 1948, the importance of American abstraction by Jackson Pollock and Alton Tobey was revealed to the French audience through the first confrontation between American and French avant-garde painters.

A. Ano

B. Ne

Explanation: The study materials state that in 1948, the first confrontation between American and French avant-garde painters was put in place, and on this occasion, the importance of American abstraction by Jackson Pollock and Alton Tobey was revealed to the French audience.

Question 5: In what year did the artist paint his first large canvases?

A. 1946

B. 1947

C. 1948

D. 1952

Explanation: According to the study materials, the artist 'painted his first large canvases in 1952'.