Artwork

Untitled

Untitled, by Alfred Leslie, watercolor, 1967
Untitled, by Alfred Leslie, watercolor, 1967

Untitled is a watercolor drawing by Alfred Leslie. It dates from 1967 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

About this work

Overview

Untitled is a 1967 watercolor on paper by Alfred Leslie, held at The Museum of Modern Art.

Subject & Meaning

The work depicts a dramatic sky with layered, textured clouds above a dark, featureless landscape, evoking a sense of tension and drama.

Technique & Style

Leslie's use of watercolor creates a contrast between the dense, heavy clouds and the flat, dark landscape, emphasizing the sky's dominance.

Artist & collection

Artist

Alfred Leslie

Alfred Leslie was an American painter and filmmaker. He first achieved success as an Abstract Expressionist painter, but changed course in the early 1960s and became a painter of realistic figurative paintings.

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