Untitled
1939
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1939
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1939 watercolor by Ralston Crawford, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is mostly flat colors and sharp lines. There’s a big blue shape with a black number 3 inside it. Around it are thick, uneven stripes in orange, gray, and white. The edges look rough, like the paint was slapped on or scratched. The artist signed it in the corner, but there’s no clear picture here—just shapes and colors. The blue area stands out because it’s the only one with a mark in it. Look up Ralston Crawford to see how he used simple shapes like this in other work.
Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) was a Canadian-born American painter, lithographer, photographer, and teacher.
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