Untitled
1945
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1945
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting is a wild mix of colors and scribbles. You see swirls of blue, orange, and white, with black lines crisscrossing everywhere. Shapes that might be faces or hands peek through the chaos, but nothing looks real or clear. The artist used pastels, ink, and paint on paper, blending them all together. The lines and colors feel messy on purpose, like someone splattered paint and didn’t clean up. If you like this style, look up pastel next.