Untitled

Untitled

Jean Pougny

1916

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a simple drawing with flat shapes. There’s a big black circle on top, a tall black rectangle in the middle, and a small black square at the bottom. The background is light with a few grayish patches. Lines divide the space into odd angles—no curves, just sharp edges. The artist used watercolor and pencil on paper. The colors are mostly black, white, and gray, with no shading. It feels like a sketch more than a finished painting. Check out Jean Pougny (Ivan Puni) for more work like this.

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