Untitled
1934
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1934
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1934 watercolor by Paul Klee, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a simple, blocky figure with a big head and small body. The face has two blue dots for eyes, a red smile, and a yellow shape that looks like a hat or a bowl. The figure’s clothes are made of crisscrossed lines in light colors—mostly pink, green, and peach—with a red collar. The background is a mix of horizontal stripes in soft pastels. The artist used thin, sketchy lines to build up shapes, almost like a child’s drawing gone abstract. The colors are flat and bright, with no shading to make things look real. If you like this style, check out more by Paul Klee.
