Untitled
1968
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Jack Whitten
Jack Whitten (December 5, 1939 – January 20, 2018) was an American abstract painter and sculptor.
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watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1968 watercolor by Jack Whitten, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is mostly bright colors—pink, yellow, green, and blue—all blended together. You can just make out a person’s shape in the middle, but their face is lost in the swirls. The edges are messy, like the paint was poured and smeared. The artist used watercolor, which lets colors bleed into each other. That’s why it looks so soft and smudged. Check out watercolor glazing to see how artists build up layers of color like this.
Jack Whitten (December 5, 1939 – January 20, 2018) was an American abstract painter and sculptor.
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