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Untitled

Heidi Bucher

1979

oil

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Contemporary

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1979 oil by Heidi Bucher, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?: Heidi Bucher
When & what style?: 1979
Where can I see it?: Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows six pale, square shapes hanging in a row. Each looks like a piece of fabric or paper, slightly wrinkled and off-white. Some have faint marks or shadows inside them, but nothing clear. The artist used oil and graphite to press these shapes into the paper, giving them a soft, raised look. It’s not a picture of anything—just these shapes floating. Look up Heidi Bucher to see more of her work with simple, quiet forms.