Rooftops
1957
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1957
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows a village with bright, patchy rooftops in red, yellow, and blue. The buildings are simple shapes with flat colors, and the ground looks like cracked earth. A big orange circle in the sky might be the sun or moon, and the background is dark with a faint outline of hills. The artist used bold colors and sharp edges to make the scene feel busy but orderly. The rooftops don’t look real—they’re more like blocks of color than actual houses. Next, look up Coppa to see more of their work.
