Untitled

Untitled

Robert Mothé

1977

oil

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like ink and paint splashed on wood. Dark shapes float against a light background. Some areas are thick and blurry, others sharp and messy. The colors are mostly browns and blacks with a few light spots. The artist used loose brushstrokes—no clear lines or figures. It feels more like a sketch than a finished picture. The paint is thin in some spots, thick in others. Look up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.

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