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IELTS · Part 1 · Cambridge 20 — Test 1

Georgia O'Keeffe: Reading answers

Answers to questions 1–13 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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For seven decades, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) was a major figure in American art.Remarkably, she remained independent from shifting art trends and her work stayed true to her own vision, which was based on finding the essential, abstract forms in nature.With exceptionally keen powers of observation and great finesse with a paintbrush, she recorded subtle nuances of colour, shape, and light that enlivened her paintings and attracted a wide audience. Born in 1887 near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin to cattle breeders Francis and Ida O'Keeffe, Georgia was raised on their farm along with her six siblings.By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, she had determined to make her way as an…

Answers 1–13

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    Georgia O'Keeffe's style was greatly influenced by the changing fashions in art over the seven decades of her career.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

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    When O'Keeffe finished high school, she had already made her mind up about the career that she wanted.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

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    Alfred Stieglitz first discovered O'Keeffe's work when she sent some abstract drawings to his gallery in New York City.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

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    O'Keeffe was the subject of Stieglitz's photographic work for many years.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

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    O'Keeffe's paintings of the patio of her house in Abiquiú were among the artist's favourite works.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

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    O'Keeffe produced a greater quantity of work during the 1950s to 1970s than at any other time in her life.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

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