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Which major award did this beachcomber collect? The great British art quiz | Art and design


This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home for the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues and by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions.

Today, our questions are set by Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales. The library’s iconic building in Aberystwyth is a treasure trove of Welsh art, history and culture and is home to a wealth of collections that include paintings, manuscripts, archives, journals, newspapers, films, books, photographs and maps, recording the heritage and culture of Wales and the Celtic nations. Access to these resources is free at the library and online at library.wales.

You can see art from Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales on Art UK here. Find out more on the library website here.

The Welsh artist Gwen John created this still life while living in which country c.1910?

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The Anglesey-born painter Kyffin Williams was one of the defining Welsh artists of his generation. He was a talented landscape and portrait painter, but what did the artist claim was the most important aspect when painting a portrait?

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The highly regarded Welsh figurative artist Claudia Williams was awarded which prestigious artistic award in 1995?

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Mary Lloyd Jones is well known for her vibrant and highly charged Welsh landscapes. According to the artist, all four of the following painters had an influence on her work, but which influenced her the most?

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The Polish expressionist Josef Herman was greatly inspired by the miners and their community in Ystradgynlais, south Wales, in the 1940s. So much so that he decided to spend how long living in the town?

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The internationally acclaimed Shani Rhys James is one of Wales’s most influential and successful artists. Which of the following statements are true regarding her works?

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In this work the artist Ivor Davies illustrates the famous legend of Branwen from the Welsh Mabinogion Tales. But according to the tales, which bird did Branwen send across the sea from Ireland to Wales asking for her brother the giant Bendigeidfran’s help?

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Gwilym Prichard was a notable Welsh landscape artist. Which well-known fellow artist once famously stated that Prichard ‘painted the bones beneath the land’?

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You got…

Better start brushing up

Better start brushing up

Better start brushing up

Lacking finesse

A palatable score

A palatable score

You’ve made a good impression

You’ve made a great impression!

A brush with greatness!




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