Artwork
Untitled (Surreal Abstraction)
Untitled (Surreal Abstraction) is an unspecified painting by the Surrealist artist Benjamin F. Berlin. It dates from 1939 and is held in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled (Surreal Abstraction) is a 1939 painting by Benjamin F. Berlin, held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a dreamlike scene with a figure in a striped shirt and pants standing before a brick wall, their face obscured by a flower, creating an enigmatic atmosphere.
Technique & Style
The painting combines realistic and fantastical elements, with a color palette dominated by shades of brown, yellow, and gray, and intricate details such as textured brickwork and subtle shading.
Artist & collection
Artist
This American painter made dream-like scenes where shapes drift like smoke. In Untitled (Surreal Abstraction) the pale forms float against a soft grey field, quiet and slow. Figures shows a cluster of silhouettes that…
