Untitled

Untitled

Wassily Kandinsky

1916

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a wild mix of shapes and colors. A big red horse stands out, but it’s not real—it’s more like a dream. There’s a person riding it, another person lying on the ground, and strange floating objects with patterns. The colors are bright but messy, with lots of black lines cutting across everything. The artist used watercolor and ink to make it look almost like a sketch exploded. The way the colors bleed together gives it a fuzzy, energetic feel. Next, check out watercolor to see how artists use this medium to create loose, expressive works.

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