This is Cedric Morris. But what's his macaw called? The great British art quiz

Birdman ... Cedric Morris (Man with Macaw), 1930, by Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947). Photograph: Towner Collection

This quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art UK, the online home of the UK’s public art collections, showing art from more than 3,000 venues, by 45,000 artists. Each day, a different collection on Art UK will set the questions. Today, they are set by the Towner Collection. Towner Eastbourne houses a collection of almost 5,000 art works by important 20th-century artists including Christopher Wood, David Bomberg, Frances Hodgkins, Edward Bawden, Gertrude Hermes and Duncan Grant, as well as the most significant body of work by Eric Ravilious. Towner is also known for its collection of international contemporary art and moving image works. You can see art from Towner Eastbourne on Art UK here. Find out more on the Towner Eastbourne website here.

1. 

   This 1912 painting by William Nicholson, depicts Judd’s Farm, which once stood on the cliffs at Rottingdean, an area now part of the South Downs National Park. In what year was the South Downs officially designated as a National Park?

   1. 1951

   2. 1965

   3. 1988

   4. 2010

2. 

   This painting, Saturday Night, by Rochdale-born artist Edward Stott (1859-1918) achieved critical success in its time. In 1887, Stott moved to Sussex where he lived and painted for the rest of his life. Which village did he live in?

   1. Alfriston

   2. Ditchling

   3. Amberley

   4. Slindon

3. 

   This painting, Portrait of Cedric Morris (Man with Macaw), 1930, by Frances Hodgkins depicts fellow artist Morris with his pet macaw. What was the name of the bird?

   1. Menace

   2. Rubeo

   3. Lett

   4. Benton

4. 

   Which novelist and poet is depicted in this painting by Reginald Grenville Eves (1876-1941)?

   1. Thomas Hardy

   2. TS Eliot

   3. Ezra Pound

   4. W Somerset Maugham

5. 

   This painting, Sailing Ship, by St Ives artist Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) is painted on the back of what?

   1. A cornflake box

   2. A closed sign

   3. A calendar

   4. Another painting of a ship

6. 

   This is Fair at Neuilly, 1922-23 by Christopher Wood (1901-1930). Which exhibiting group’s show was Wood’s work part of after his early death in 1930?

   1. The London Group

   2. The Twenties Group

   3. White Stag Group

   4. The Seven and Five Society

7. 

   Who was the sculptor of this piece - Sleeping Fawn, 1913?

   1. Jacob Epstein

   2. Henry Moore

   3. Constantin Brancusi

   4. Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

8. 

   This work, Walcot Church, Bath, Somerset, is by Thérèse Lessore (1884-1945). Which artist did Lessore marry in 1926?

   1. Robert Bevan

   2. Walter Sickert

   3. John Nash

   4. Augustus John

Solutions

1:D - The South Downs is the newest area to become a national park, receiving its designation a decade ago, and become a fully functioning national park in 2011. Artist William Nicholson lived in the area from 1909 and called himself 'The Painter of the Downs'. Image: Judd’s Farm 1912, William Nicholson (1872–1949). Photo credit: Towner, 2:C - Returning from living in Paris, Stott began searching for a place in England where he could live and paint. Initially he made a brief trip to visit his friend and former studio colleague Philip Wilson Steer in Walberswick, Suffolk, before temporarily moving to Worcestershire and Hampshire. He finally settled in Amberley, West Sussex, in 1887. Image: Saturday Night, William Edward Stott (1859–1918). Photo credit: Towner, 3:B - It was called Rubeo (his cat was called Menace). Morris was known as the Artist Plantsman. After the first world war he began studying and painting plants. Horticulture became his passion which can be seen in his many paintings of flowers and produce. In 1937 he and Arthur Lett-Haines founded the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing at Dedham in Essex. When it burned down in 1939 they relocated to Benton End near Hadleigh. Image: Cedric Morris (Man with Macaw), 1930, Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947). Photo credit: Towner, 4:A - Eves studied at the Slade School of Art and was a portrait painter working predominantly between the two world wars. He painted many prominent military, royal, political and cultural figures including Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, King George VI, Henry James and Ernest Shackleton. This 1923 portrait of the writer Thomas Hardy was one of several Eves painted from life, over nine weeks near Dorchester. Image: Thomas Hardy (1840–1929), Reginald Grenville Eves (1876–1941). Photo credit: Towner, 5:C - When this work was de-framed for conservation it was discovered that Wallis had used the back of a 1933 calendar as his 'canvas'. Originally a sailor and dealer in marine equipment, Wallis took up painting later in life following the death of his wife in 1922. He was completely self-taught. Due to a shortage of money he would improvise with materials, often painting on packing card. Image: Sailing Ship, Alfred Wallis (1855–1942). Photo credit: Towner, 6:B - The Twenties Group was a short-lived group initiated by the art collector and gallerist Lucy Carrington Wertheim, for artists in their 20s. It included Barbara Hepworth and Roger Hilton. They first exhibited in London in January 1932, a show which included works by Wood who had, before he died, become a close friend of Wertheim. Image: Fair at Neuilly, France, 1922-23, Christopher Wood (1901–1930). Photo credit: Towner, 7:D - Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) produced this sculpture, carved from Seravessa marble, from life drawings made on a visit to Arundel Park, and it is among his most naturalistic works. Twelve further casts were made between 1919 and 1939, after the artist’s death. Gaudier-Brzeska was born in France but moved to England to pursue art, influenced by Jacob Epstein, and the vorticists. He died in the first world war aged 23. Image: Sleeping Fawn, 1913, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915). Photo credit: Towner , 8:B - Born in Southwick, West Sussex, Lessore attended the Slade School of Art and later became part of the Camden Town Group, of which Sickert was also a member. In 1913 she was a founder member of the London Group. Her first solo exhibition was at London’s Eldar Gallery in 1918. It was accompanied by a catalogue for which Sickert wrote the preface, praising her 'sense of design and technical skill'. Image: Walcot Church, Bath, Somerset, Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945). Photo credit: Towner

Scores

1. 6 and above.

   Your knowledge level is: Lifelong resident

2. 0 and above.

   Your knowledge level is: Day tripper

3. 3 and above.

   Your knowledge level is: Second-homer