1906
pastel
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1906 pastel by František Kupka, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This pastel shows two women in a watery setting. One sits in the foreground, her back turned, with wavy blue and green lines swirling around her like moving water. In the background, another woman floats on her stomach, her arms stretched out. The colors are soft—pale blues, yellows, and grays—with quick, sketchy strokes. The artist used pastel, a soft chalky stick, to blend colors smoothly. The lines feel almost like water in motion, but the figures stay still. Try looking up pastel to see how artists use this medium to create dreamy effects.
František Kupka (also known as Frank Kupka or François Kupka; 23 September 1871 – 24 June 1957) was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering Orphism.
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