Untitled
1923
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1923
gouache
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1923 gouache by Pavel Tchelitchew, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a strange, dreamy scene. On the left, a giant golden tree with thick, swirling branches stands against a bright blue sky. To the right, a striped archway leads to a crumbling brick wall and a half-buried column. In the corner, a small window with a round mirror reflects nothing. Above the arch, a cluster of round, floating objects looks like a bunch of grapes or maybe something else entirely. The colors are bold—deep blues, warm browns, and golden yellows—but the shapes don’t quite match reality. The artist played with how things look, making them feel both real and slightly off. Look up gouache to see how this soft, water-based paint works.
