Untitled

Untitled

Auguste Herbin

1925

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a grid of bold colors and sharp shapes. Squares, triangles, and rectangles in red, orange, black, and green fill the space. The edges are clean, and the colors feel flat but bright. It’s like a puzzle made of paint. The artist used a soft, watery paint called gouache, which lets colors blend smoothly. The signature in the corner is small and neat. Next, look up gouache to see how this technique works.

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