1912
pastel
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1912 pastel by Gino Severini, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like a jumble of sharp shapes and bold colors. Two figures stand out—one in a red-orange outfit with a black hat, the other in a blue and white dress. The background is split into jagged blocks of blue, gray, and yellow. Everything seems twisted, like the scene is moving fast or seen from odd angles. The artist used pastel on paper, which lets colors pop but also shows brushy strokes. The figures don’t look real—they’re more like flattened, angular shapes. Look up pastel next to see how this soft medium can still make bold art.
Gino Severini (7 April 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Italian painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement.
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