Untitled
1960
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1960
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting shows a tall, thin figure made of simple shapes. The head is a dark oval with two small circles for eyes and a curved line for a mouth. The body is a long rectangle with a smaller shape attached like a skirt. The arms are two curved lines, one ending in a small circle, the other in a larger, rounded shape. The colors are mostly muted—gray, brown, and black—with a few spots of red. The lines are clean, and the whole thing looks like it was drawn with care but not realism in mind. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it’s made.