Untitled

Untitled

Raymond Breinin

1939

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a quiet, empty landscape with a lone figure walking toward a small white building. The sky is pale with soft, brushed strokes, and the ground looks flat and muddy. A dark wooden fence runs in the foreground, leading to a house on the right with a red door and a chimney. The artist used a smooth, watery paint called gouache, which gives the scene a dreamy, slightly faded look. The person’s face is blurred, making them feel more like a passing thought than a real person. Next, check out gouache to see how this medium works.

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