Untitled

Untitled

Sonia Delaunay

1973

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a swirl of bold colors—bright blues, reds, yellows, and greens—all tangled together in circles and stripes. The edges are rough, like the paint was slapped on quickly, and some areas look almost scratched or layered. Black shapes cut across the colors, breaking up the patterns. The artist used a soft, watery paint called gouache, which lets colors blend but keeps the brushstrokes visible. It’s all abstract, so there’s no clear subject—just shapes and colors playing off each other. If you like this style, check out gouache to see how other artists used it.

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