Untitled
1943
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1943
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1943 oil by John Graham, a Abstract Expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a man’s face and shoulders, done in bold, flat colors. The skin is a smooth pink, the hair a wild mix of reds and greens, and the background swirls with blues and yellows. Brushstrokes are thick and uneven, almost like the paint was slapped on. The artist used a technique where paint is built up in heavy layers, making the surface look textured. This gives the work a rough, almost sculptural feel. Check out *impasto* to see how artists use thick paint like this.
John D. Graham (8 January 1887 , Kyiv, Ukraine – June 27, 1961, London, England) was a Ukrainian–born American modernist and figurative painter, art collector, and a mentor of modernist artists in New York City. Born…
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