Untitled
1910
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1910
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a tangle of steel beams and shadows under a train track, sketched in quick strokes of watercolor and ink. Bellows painted this from life, standing on a New York sidewalk. The wet-on-wet blots let the colors bleed into each other, softening the hard edges of the city. It feels like a moment, not a finished picture. If you like how watercolor can look loose and alive, try glazing—layering thin, transparent washes to build depth.
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