Untitled

Untitled

Georg Baselitz

1977

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is all black and white. It looks like a messy, fast sketch of a group of people or animals—maybe horses—standing close together. The shapes are rough, with thick, uneven brushstrokes that make it feel alive but hard to read. The artist used oil paint on paper, which lets the strokes show through clearly. The lines are so bold they almost look like scribbles, but they still suggest movement and weight. If you like this style, check out impasto next to see how paint thickness creates texture.

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