Untitled
1938
gouache
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1938
gouache
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1938 gouache by Ad Reinhardt, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows bold shapes and bright colors on a light blue background. There’s a red square with a black eye-like circle inside it, a green rectangle, and black lines that look like they’re tangled or stretched. The edges are uneven, and the colors pop against the pale ground. The artist used cut-and-pasted paper and gouache—a type of thick, matte paint—to build the image. The messy lines and flat colors make it feel almost like a puzzle. Check out gouache to see how this paint works differently from others.
Adolph Friedrich Reinhardt (December 24, 1913 – August 30, 1967) was an American abstract painter and art theorist active in New York City for more than three decades.
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