Study for "Icarus", No. 3 1964

"Study for 'Icarus', No. 3" is a 1964 watercolor and ink painting by Jimmy Ernst. This abstract piece, a study for a larger work, features a central, dark, spiky form set against a bright blue background. This study exemplifies Ernst's characteristic style of abstract expressionism, using bold lines and gestural brushstrokes to convey a sense of energy and movement. The use of blue, often associated with the sky and water, may reference the mythological Icarus's fall from the sky, a common theme in Ernst's work.