Untitled
1976
graphite
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1976
graphite
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1976 graphite by Angelo Ippolito, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like it’s made from cut-out photos glued onto paper. On the left, a woman in a short dress holds what might be a fan or a piece of paper. Above her, a red wagon with a person inside sits on a hill. To the right, a woman lies on a couch, wearing a long dress, while three chickens walk across the top edge and a group of four chickens stand below. The artist used simple black-and-white images and a few colored bits to tell a quiet, odd story. The mix of everyday scenes feels dreamlike. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists create texture with lines.
Angelo Ippolito (7 November 1922 – 29 October 2001) was an American painter best known for color field oils on canvas that have been exhibited and collected internationally, as well as for his central role in…
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