Where the Railroad Leaves the Sea by R. B. Kitaj

Where the Railroad Leaves the Sea 1964

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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS), Madrid, Spain

painting, oil-paint

portrait

painting

oil-paint

figuration

female-nude

intimism

group-portraits

painting art

watercolour illustration

modernism

watercolor

"Where the Railroad Leaves the Sea" (1964) by British artist R.B. Kitaj depicts two men kissing in a stylized and somewhat abstract manner. The figures are outlined in black with flat washes of color, set against a backdrop of geometric shapes and a grid-like structure that appears to be a roof. The stark composition and bold color choices are characteristic of Kitaj's style, which is influenced by Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism. The painting is currently housed at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) in Madrid, Spain.