Untitled

Untitled

Leon Polk Smith

1968

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows two flat colors: a bright red background with a tilted blue triangle in the middle. The edges are clean and sharp, and the blue shape doesn’t look like anything from nature. There’s no texture or detail—just solid color. The blue triangle is slightly off-center, leaning toward the right. It’s simple, but the way the colors clash feels intentional, like a puzzle piece that doesn’t quite fit. If this style intrigues you, look up lithography to see how artists create prints like this.

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