1963
crayon
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1963 crayon by René Magritte, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting presents a still life of two wooden boxes, one upright and the other on its side, situated in a desert-like landscape. The boxes feature metal clasps and are rendered in a range of brown tones, with the upright box casting a shadow on the ground. The background of the painting is a light beige color, with subtle shading that suggests the presence of distant mountains or hills. The overall effect is one of simplicity and restraint, with the artist's use of crayon on paper creating a sense of texture and depth. The artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, adds to the overall impact of the painting. The Museum of Modern Art.
René François Ghislain Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation.
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