The Bread Basket

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The Bread Basket

1.The art work that I chose is titled “The Bread Basket” By Salvador Dali,1945

2.The dimensions of this art work are 13cm by 17cm and 3’ by 4’. The medium used on this piece is oil on panel on the woods of the basket. (30 words)

3.The subject matter of this art work is very simple yet meaningful. The painting depicts a heel of a loaf bread in a basket, sitting near the edge of a tab le on a white table cloth. Inside the basket there is a towel and there are two kinds of breads with butter on them. One kind of bread appears to be 3 sides of bagel and a piece of white bread. The art is in a room as it appears, there not much around to describe but the items surrounded by the basket. (94 words)

4.The illusion of distance

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