Untitled
Luc Tuymans
Belgian, born 1958
1989
A small watercolor and pencil study of a low, circular container with a missing segment, the artist reducing an everyday object to a spare, hesitant image that questions memory and familiarity.
The muted, sun‑washed washes, faint pencil framing and the object's soft-edged shadow make the bowl seem to float in a fragile, suspended stillness that feels both intimate and slightly off‑kilter.
An early example of Tuymans’s restrained palette and economical handling, this drawing points toward his later work that uses understatement and everyday motifs to make representation itself feel fragile and politically resonant.
Medium
Watercolor and pencil on paper
Dimensions
6 7/8 x 7 3/4" (17.5 x 19.7 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Accession
404.1999
Palette
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