Untitled

Untitled

František Kupka

1928

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch looks like a rough cityscape made from quick, uneven lines. There’s a tall blue building on the left, a yellow rectangle in the middle, and a black circle with lines radiating out on the right. The colors are flat—no shading—and the shapes feel like they’re being drawn by hand, not carefully planned. The artist used colored pencils and ink directly on paper, almost like a doodle. The signature in the corner is messy, too, which makes it feel more like notes than a finished picture. If you like this style, check out František Kupka.

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