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Andre Derain I chose an oil painting by Andre Derain called At the Suresnes Ball. I chose this painting because as I was walking through the art museum, this picture stood out and struck me as strange. The woman is so much taller than the man, but his gloves make his hands appear larger than hers as if to compensate for his shortness. This painting is not abstract, but representational art. The materials used in this painting are oil and canvas. Using oil was important for this work because it created light and shade very distinctly. In viewing the painting, it seems that there was some sort of a light shining onto the dance floor, specifically where the couple is dancing. The oil also contributed to the shininess of the dancing man’s belt buckle and the other gentlemen’s swords. One noticeable element of design is the gentleman’s glove. I still have a hard time determining line from form, but I think the hand is very poorly drawn and almost seems to look one dimensional. The artist used colors which are low in value, except for the gloves, which stand out from the painting, dancing, because, very, time, seems, oil, men, couple, artist, seem, out, much, look, light, individuals, glove, almost, work, value, two, suresnes, supposed, represent, picture, people, one, noticeable, man, making, lines, line, life, gloves, form