Untitled

About this work

This painting shows a woman sitting at a table. The shapes are bold and flat, like cut-out paper. There’s a vase, a lamp, and a pitcher on the table, all simplified into basic forms. The colors are mostly black, white, and a few bright patches—blue, red, and gray. The artist played with how objects look when broken into simple shapes. This style was new at the time. Look up Fernand Léger next to see more of his work.