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The Credit Line|
Looking and talking about art
Famous Artwork|
Henri Rousseau (French) 1844-1910
Surprise!, 1891Oil on canvas XX51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.
National Gallery, London
Looking and talking about art
The Credit Line:
The Credit Line is a set of informational facts usually found below or beside a
picture of a work of art.
Should the picture appear in a book, magazine, poster, or even on the Internet, it
will usually have a Credit Line.
Use the Credit Line to find “clues” about the artwork.
Looking and talking about art
Line 1:
Henri Rousseau (French) 1844-1910 Surprise!, 1891
Oil on canvas XX51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.
National Gallery, London
The Name of the artist, His or her nationality, and Date of birth (and death)
Who is “Unknown Artist”?
What can we figure out with this
information?
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Line 2:
Henri Rousseau (French) 1844-1910
Surprise!, 1891Oil on canvas XX51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.
National Gallery, London
The name of the artwork and the year (or years) it was made.
What is “Untitled”?
Why might artwork not have a title?
What can we figure out with this
information?
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Line 3:
Henri Rousseau (French) 1844-1910 Surprise!, 1891
Oil on canvas, 51.2 x 63.75 in.National Gallery, London
•The medium (or material used to create this work)
•Size of the artwork
What can we figure out with this
information?
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Line 4:
Henri Rousseau (French) 1844-1910 Surprise!, 1891
Oil on canvas, 51.2 x 63.75 in.
National Gallery, London
Who owns it?•Museums•Galleries•“Private Collection”
One final look
Henri Rousseau (French) 1844-1910
Surprise!, 1891Oil on canvas XX51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in.
National Gallery, London
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