Untitled

Untitled

Peter Halley

1982

acrylic

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is one solid block of bright red at the top, with a thin black line cutting across the middle. Below that, there’s a deeper red rectangle, and two narrow black rectangles stand like doors in the center. The colors are flat, with no shadows or texture—just smooth, bold shapes. The black lines look like they’re floating, breaking up the red space. It’s not a scene or a portrait—just shapes and color. The artist used bright, glowing paint to make it stand out. Want to see more like this? Check out Peter Halley.

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