Untitled
1924
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1924
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting looks like a flat, colorful puzzle. On the left, there’s a tall stack of black shapes with white lines inside, like windows or doors. Below that, a big red square sits with smaller black shapes on top. To the right, there are rows of purple and green blocks, also with white lines. The whole thing feels like a building cut into pieces and rearranged. The white lines inside the shapes might be doors or windows, but they’re all the same size—no depth, just flat. The colors are simple: black, red, purple, and green, with no shadows or light to make it look real. Next, check out watercolor, glazing to see how artists build color like layers of paint.