Untitled
1946
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1946
oil
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1946 oil by Roberto Matta, a abstract expressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a weird, dreamlike room. A window with jagged panes lets in light, while a dark, spiky figure stands in the corner—almost like a shadow with arms and legs sticking out. A small table with a yellow square sits in the middle, and a bicycle leans against the wall, half-hidden by a twisted shape that looks like tangled wire. The artist stretched paint thickly in spots, making some areas look rough and others smooth. The colors are mostly gray and brown, but the yellow table stands out like a warning sign. Look up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint like this.
