Untitled

Untitled

Max Ernst

1952

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows a messy, colorful scene with big, round shapes that look like faces. Some are pink, one is orange, and another is yellow with a red center. Lines crisscross everywhere, almost like scribbles or a tangled web. There’s also a blue shape with stripes at the bottom, and small black dots scattered around. The artist used different techniques—like crayon, watercolor, and gouache—to layer colors and lines. The faces don’t look real but feel expressive, almost like emotions trapped in circles. If this style intrigues you, check out Max Ernst for more of his abstract work.

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