Untitled

Untitled

Franz Kline

1961

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is just thick black brushstrokes on a white background. The strokes form a rough "T" shape, with a long horizontal line on top and a vertical line below it. The paint is uneven, almost like it was slapped on quickly. The brushstrokes are so bold they look like they could be scratched into the canvas. The white background isn’t clean—it has faint marks where the black paint bled through. If you like this style, check out impasto.

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