Untitled
1921
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Early Modern armor
1921
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see sharp triangles and rectangles in red, gray, and black, stacked like building blocks on a page. This isn’t just abstract art—it’s a costume sketch for a 1921 *Romeo and Juliet* production. Popova designed clothes that looked like moving geometry, so actors could perform in shapes instead of fabric. The watercolor layers let light shine through, making the colors glow. To see how she turned stage clothes into art, look up watercolor, glazing.
