Abstraction No.3
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1942
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Abstraction No.3 is a 1942 watercolor by Edgar Hubert, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is a mix of shapes and colors that don’t quite form anything real. There’s a small red figure in the middle, almost like a tiny doll stuck in a chaotic scene. The background is a swirl of browns, blues, and yellows, with black lines cutting across like cracks or roads. Some areas look fuzzy, while others have sharp edges—it’s hard to tell what’s supposed to be there. The artist used watercolor, which lets the colors bleed together in a loose, sketchy way. The tiny red figure stands out because it’s the only thing that looks like a real object in this abstract world. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this in person.
An abstract work on brown wove paper by Edgar Hubert from 1942, combining pen, pencil, gouache, and watercolour techniques. The composition is marked with the artist’s signature, date, and the name and address of the original owner.
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Edgar Hubert (1906–1985) was an artist, born in Billingshurst.
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