Untitled

Untitled

Jacques Prévert

1957

silver

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a black wooden window frame with two shutters. Inside, bright green leaves with yellow stripes grow from the top, spilling over the ledge. A single small green leaf sits on the sill below, as if it just fell. The artist used real printed paper cutouts for the leaves, glued onto a photo. That mix of textures makes the scene feel both real and strange. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how light and dark create drama in other works.

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