Untitled

Untitled

Ernst Caramelle

1991

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like flat colored paper glued onto another sheet. You see squares and rectangles in soft colors: pale yellow, green, gray, and a bright red stripe. The shapes overlap in a way that makes them look stacked, not drawn. The edges are clean, like someone cut them with scissors. The red stripe is the only bold color—it stands out against the muted tones. The artist used real paper, not paint, so the texture shows through in places. Look up Ernst Caramelle next to see how he plays with simple shapes like this.

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