1949
gouache
paperboard
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1949 gouache by Charles Sheeler, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows sharp, flat colors and bold black lines. A red building sits in the middle, with dark shapes cutting across it like bridges or stairs. The background has a greenish sky and a blue water area at the bottom. Everything looks geometric, almost like a puzzle. The artist used a soft, matte material called gouache—it’s not as shiny as oil paint. The way the lines and colors clash gives it a modern, almost mechanical feel. Want to know more? Try looking up gouache.
Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography, and the 1921 avant-garde film, Manhatta, which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand.
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