Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a silver drawing by Jacques Prévert. It dates from 1957 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1957 drawing by Jacques Prévert, combining cut-and-pasted printed paper with a gelatin silver print.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a black wooden window frame with shutters, containing bright green leaves with yellow stripes that spill over the ledge, with a single leaf on the sill below.
Technique & Style
Prévert used cut-out printed paper for the leaves, gluing them onto a photographic image, creating a mix of textures that adds to the scene's ambiguity.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and…
