Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an oil painting by the Abstract Expressionist artist Adolph Gottlieb. It dates from 1949 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Adolph Gottlieb's 1949 oil on canvas painting, Untitled, is an abstract work held at The Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features bold black and white shapes on a gray background, including stick-figure-like forms and various geometric and organic shapes that evoke symbols such as eyes, arrows, and hearts.
Technique & Style
Gottlieb employed simple shapes and thick, confident lines to create a busy, chaotic composition. The paint is applied in an impasto style, giving the work a textured quality.
Artist & collection
Artist
Adolph Gottlieb was an American abstract expressionist painter who also made sculpture and became a printmaker.
