Untitled
1947
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1947
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting looks like a mix of flat shapes and bold colors. There’s a red background with a green, blocky figure standing on a dark shape. Above it, a bright orange hand floats near a gray, star-speckled shape that might be a bird or a wing. The colors are simple but strong—green, blue, yellow, and red—with some metallic bits catching the light. The artist used metal plates to make this. The way the shapes don’t quite match up gives it a rough, almost collage-like feel. The colors feel raw and direct, not soft or detailed. Check out Rolf Nesch next to see more of his work.
