Untitled

Untitled

Malcolm Morley

1983

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a quick, loose sketch in watercolor. The colors are soft—pinks, blues, and browns—all blended together in a messy, watery way. You can barely make out shapes: a face with a red mark on the cheek, maybe a hat or hood below it, and some dark, shadowy forms. The artist didn’t try to make it perfect. The paint is thin in some spots and thick in others, with splatters and smudges that look like they happened by accident. It feels more like a sketch than a finished piece. If you like this style, look up watercolor to see how artists use it to create loose, expressive work.

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