Which group is correctly paired with NGA - Line?

• A. Monet, Matisse, Kandinsky — NGA - Line
• B. Matisse, Mondrian, Edward Stelchen, Van Gogh — NGA - Shape
• C. Lichtenstein, Charles Sheeler, Joan Miro — NGA - Line
• D. Picasso, Warhol, Pollock — NGA - Line

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is recognizing when line—the definite edges and contours that organize forms—drives the artwork. The group of Lichtenstein, Charles Sheeler, and Joan Miró fits NGA - Line because each artist uses clear, intentional lines as the primary mechanism for building the image. Lichtenstein relies on bold, graphic outlines that define shapes and give the composition a comic-book clarity. Sheeler emphasizes precise edges and linear structure in his organized, almost architectural compositions, where the line is what locks the forms into place. Miró works with confident, flowing lines in his drawings and linear compositions, using line as the main vehicle to suggest figures and spaces with minimal color. Together, these artists exemplify line as the dominant tool for shaping a work.

The other groupings don’t center line in the same way. Monet’s work foregrounds color, light, and painterly texture rather than crisp linear edges; Mondrian’s focus is on shapes and grids, where line supports the overall shape system rather than being the sole organizing element; the mix of Picasso, Warhol, and Pollock pulls in varied approaches—gestural line, repetition, and form-driven ideas—without a consistent emphasis on line as the defining feature in the same sense.