What is considered "famous" artwork?

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As a school assignment, I was asked to find a "famous" artwork (painting, sculpture, picture, etc.) that would match the theme of a book I just read. The book was Catch-22 (a great theme to work from), but I don't know what would be considered "famous" enough to use for the assignment. Would it have to be Van Gogh or Divinci? Or can it be more of a recent artist like Warhol?
I really like Warhol's work. That's why I brought him up. It says nothing more than "famous work of art (photograph, painting, sculpture) that you think matches the theme of your novel.". That's what got me stuck. It's basically up to the teacher to decide what is "famous enough".
 
Well, the general public isn't very familiar with most art. You can definitely do something like a Warhol, though. I read that book, loved it, and I would personally suggest Jean-Michel Basquiat because his work has a lot of the same atmosphere as Catch-22. It's hard because all of the artists I'm thinking of are household names to artists and illustrators, but not to Joe Shmo. Neo Rauch is a very famous painter who did WWII images, but known mostly by art students and illustrators.

It just came to me. I would highly recommend picking a piece by an expressionist. The most famous piece that you'll know is "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. A lot of the expressionists were reacting to the horrors and shock of the brutality of the first World War, and their art mirrors their strife and commentary on society in both what they painted and how they painted.

Hope this helps. If I think of anything else, I'll edit.
 
Warhol is very famous, so he would qualify as a famous artist. The assignment did not specify that it had to be pre-20th century art, right? So, I'd think any famous piece would do. Plus the book is 20th century, so it makes some sense.
 
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