Untitled

Untitled

Walter Dexel

1926

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a simple shape made of bold colors. There’s a red half-circle on the left, a tall gray rectangle in the middle, and two black bars stacked at the bottom. A thin pink line connects the gray shape to the black bars. The background is a light tan color. The artist used flat colors and clean lines to make the image feel balanced. The shapes don’t look like anything real—they’re just shapes. If you like this style, look up gouache to see how artists use it.

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