Untitled
1974
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1974
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1974 oil by Ron Gorchov, a Contemporary Abstract work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is a big, flat green rectangle with two black shapes in the middle. The shapes look like teardrops or eyes, but they’re just two simple, dark marks. The green background is smooth with faint brushstrokes running vertically. The artist left almost nothing else—no details, no extra colors, just those two marks. It’s quiet and direct, almost like a riddle. If you like this kind of simple, bold art, check out impasto.
Ron Gorchov (April 5, 1930 – August 18, 2020) was an American artist. He was known for his colorful, abstract paintings on curved canvases. In the late 1960s, he began making oil-on-linen paintings on distinctive…
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