Untitled

Untitled

Philip Guston

1958

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a messy mix of colors and shapes. There’s a tall black form in the center, like a shadowy figure, with a green stripe behind it. The rest is swirls of red, blue, and pink, all smudged together—no clear edges, just thick, uneven brushstrokes. The artist used a soft, watery paint called gouache, which lets colors bleed into each other. It looks like the painting was made fast, with no time for clean lines. If you like this wild style, check out gouache to see how other artists used it.

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