1942
oil
vellum
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1942 oil by Irene Rice Pereira, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like a city made of blocks. Sharp lines divide the scene into squares and rectangles. Some areas are dark, others bright. A few windows glow white. The colors are flat—no shadows or depth. It feels like a puzzle of buildings stacked together. The artist mixed real stuff into the paint, like sand and marble dust. That’s why the texture looks rough in spots. Look up Irene Rice Pereira next to see more of her work.
Irene Rice Pereira, known professionally as I. Rice Pereira, was an American abstract artist, poet and philosopher who played a major role in the development of modernism in the United States. Pereira is known for her…
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