Untitled

Untitled

Mikhail Larionov

1917

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is made of bold, flat shapes in bright colors. A black line cuts through the middle, dividing the picture into two sides. On one side, there’s a pink oval, a white shape, and a green rectangle. The other side has a red curve and an orange block. The background looks like it’s made of tiny blue dots. The artist used a soft, watery paint called gouache, which lets colors blend but keeps edges sharp. The way the shapes don’t line up with reality makes it feel more like a puzzle than a picture. If you like this, look up gouache to see how it works.

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