Untitled
1965
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1965
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1965 gouache by Joseph Cornell, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like a strange mix of objects glued onto a dark background. There’s a giant teapot with a sign that says "Grand Hotel Couronne & Poste," a small fish on a fishing line, and a few random things like a red can and a blue cube. The teapot has a picture of fruit on its side, and the sky above it is split into two halves—one blue, one green—with a moon and stars. The artist used real printed paper, like old ads or postcards, and painted over parts of it. The teapot’s sign looks like something you’d see on a building, but here it’s just stuck on the pot. If this weird collage style interests you, look up gouache next.
