1931
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1931 oil by Eugene Berman, a American Impressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a rough, rocky cliff jutting into a quiet body of water. Below, a few simple buildings sit near the shore, their flat roofs and muted colors blending into the scene. In the foreground, a dark shape—maybe a person—holds a curved object, like a boat hook or a walking stick. The brushstrokes are thick and uneven, almost like the artist scraped paint on in some spots. The colors are earthy—browns, grays, and blues—with no bright highlights. This style looks like impasto, where paint is laid on thick.
Eugène Berman and his brother Leonid Berman were Russian Neo-romantic painters and theater and opera designers.
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