Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a watercolor painting. It dates from 1777 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 57.109a–q
- Credit line
- Gift of Martin S. Rosenblatt, 1957
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work's primary significance lies in its format as a bound collection of observational studies rather than a standalone allegorical statement.
Created in 1777 in China, this watercolor work depicts a solitary male figure. The piece is part of a larger set comprising seventeen individual paintings that are physically tied together. As a genre scene executed by an anonymous artist, the imagery focuses strictly on the representation of a man without additional identified symbolic attributes or complex iconographic narratives in the available records.
The work's primary significance lies in its format as a bound collection of observational studies rather than a standalone allegorical statement.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in watercolor on paper, taking the form of a set of seventeen paintings tied together. It is classified as a painting and represents a genre scene. The sheets measure 25.6 cm in height by 17.1 cm in width.
The piece is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was produced in China in 1777.
History & Provenance
Created in 1777 in China, this work is a set of seventeen watercolor paintings on paper tied together. The artist remains unknown, and the pieces are classified as genre scenes depicting a man. The collection is currently held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
No specific accession number is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented for this set.
Overview
This work consists of a series of seventeen individual watercolor sheets that have been physically bound together, forming a single, continuous composition. The unified piece presents a detailed tableau featuring male figures alongside porcelain objects, arranged across the linked panels.
Artist & collection
