1965
gouache
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1965 gouache by Lucebert, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks messy on purpose. Big, rough shapes float in a blue sky—some dark, some bright red, others brown. Below, a long, black form with orange and white stripes cuts across, like a ship or a creature. The colors are bold, the edges uneven, and the whole thing feels like it was slapped together fast. The artist used gouache, a thick, opaque paint that lets colors sit flat and bright. The paper underneath is gray, and some bits look like torn scraps stuck on top. Try looking up gouache next to see how it works up close.
Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk, known professionally as Lucebert, was a Dutch artist who first became known as the poet of the COBRA movement.
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