Untitled
1979
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1979
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting shows a pale, blurry figure holding a bright white circle. The background is soft and gray, like smudged pencil marks. The white circle looks like a window or a hole, but it’s unclear what it is. The artist used thin, see-through layers of watercolor to create the fuzzy look. It feels like the image is half-erased or fading away. Try looking up watercolor glazing to see how artists build up colors like this.
