Untitled

Untitled

Lee Krasner

1967

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like ink and paint splashed across two sheets of clear plastic. Dark brown blobs and streaks cover the light background, some thick and messy, others faint like smudges. The edges of the sheets show where they were taped together—you can see the lines where they meet. The artist used a quick, loose style, almost like scribbles or accidental marks. The title is just "Untitled," so there’s no story to tell here—just the raw look of the paint itself. If you like this kind of abstract work, check out gouache to see how artists use it differently.

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