Untitled

Untitled

Ikeda Masuo

1973

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a man bending over a horse lying on the ground. The horse looks tired, and the man holds its head gently. In the background, another horse is tied up, and the scene feels quiet and still. The artist used soft, pale colors and loose lines, almost like a sketch. The edges of the paper are framed in dark brown, red, and blue borders, which makes the scene stand out. Look up watercolor, glazing next to see how artists build up colors like this.

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