Untitled

Untitled

Louis Marcoussis

1919

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a messy pile of objects. There’s a white sheet with words on it, a dark hat, a red apple, and a blue cup. The colors are bright but mixed together in strange shapes. It doesn’t look like anything you’d see in real life. The artist used lots of different materials—paint, ink, even pencil—to make it. The lines are sharp, and the colors clash in a way that feels intentional. If you like this style, look up Louis Marcoussis next.

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