Untitled
1962
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1962
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting shows a strange, half-skeletal animal standing upright. Its body is split open down the middle, revealing raw, meaty insides. The bones are white and jagged, while the flesh is painted in dull grays and browns. The background is a flat, dark gray, making the creature stand out sharply. The artist used thin, precise lines to outline the bones and organs, almost like a medical drawing. The colors are muted, giving it a cold, almost clinical look. Look up watercolor, glazing to see how artists build up layers of color like this.