Untitled
1949
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1949
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1949 oil by Mark Rothko, a abstract expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is four big blocks of color stacked vertically. The top is a dark purple fading to white. Below it, a deep black strip sits on a thin red line. The last section is a rough, uneven green on a bright orange base. The edges are messy, like the paint was slapped on. The brushstrokes are thick and uneven, especially in the green and orange sections. The colors don’t blend—they bump up against each other. Look up impasto next to see how this thick paint technique works.
