Untitled
1960
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1960
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1960 oil by Albert Tucker, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows three dark, twisted figures standing in a forest. They look like they’re made of rough wood or bark, with jagged edges and hollow eyes. The trees around them are thick and green, but the sky is just a pale blue blur. The figures seem almost like scarecrows or broken statues, standing stiffly in the shadows. The paint is thick and textured, like sand mixed into the oil. This painting uses impasto, a technique where paint is laid on thickly.
