Untitled

Untitled

Paul Brach

1965

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a square with a single dark circle in the center. The background is a deep blue-gray, while the circle is a slightly lighter shade of the same color. Around the circle’s edge, there’s a thin, fuzzy white line that looks like it was drawn with a rough brush or tool. The simplicity makes it feel quiet, like the artist stripped everything away to focus on shapes and color. The fuzzy line around the circle is the only detail that breaks the smoothness. If you like this kind of minimal art, look up lithography to see how it’s made.

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