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Untitled, by Alberto Magnelli, ink, 1953

Untitled

Alberto Magnelli

1953

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1953 ink by Alberto Magnelli, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Alberto Magnelli
When & what style?
1953
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print is all sharp shapes and flat colors. Black fills most of the space, with slanted pink, blue, and yellow triangles and lines cutting across it. A big half-circle sits at the bottom, like a bowl or a wave. The edges are clean, no blurry spots. The artist used simple shapes to make something that doesn’t look like anything real. Lines cross and overlap, but nothing feels heavy or messy. Look up Alberto Magnelli next—he made this kind of bold, clean abstract work.

About the artist

Artist

Alberto Magnelli

Alberto Magnelli (1 July 1888 – 20 April 1971) was an Italian modern painter who was a significant figure in the post war Concrete art movement.

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