1943
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1943 watercolor by Wols, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a strange, dreamy figure sitting with its legs crossed. The body is blurry, almost like it’s melting, with soft colors—pinks, blues, and browns. The head is large and smooth, with no clear face, just swirls of ink. Behind the figure, faint shapes look like wings or clouds, and the whole thing feels like it’s floating. The artist used loose, sketchy lines and watery colors to make it feel alive but unclear. It’s like the figure is both there and fading away at once. If you like this style, look up Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze) next.
Wols was the pseudonym of Alfred Otto Wolfgang Schulze (27 May 1913 – 1 September 1951), a German painter and photographer predominantly active in France.
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