Untitled 1968

This untitled work by Andre Lanskoy is a party of chalky pastels, underpinned by dark greens, with these juicy oranges and blues popping out. I imagine Lanskoy, maybe in Paris, furiously layering colors, building a world through touch. I wonder if he was thinking about the push and pull of color like the Fauves, or maybe the fractured forms of the Cubists. You can feel him searching for a form. See how the colors bump up against each other, creating this vibrating energy? The chalky texture gives it a real physical presence; you can almost feel the dust on your fingers. That big purple shape, for example, is like a shout, a burst of emotion. These gestures feel like the artist is in conversation with the history of painting, but also forging his own path. It's a reminder that artists are always in dialogue across time, sparking new ideas and ways of seeing.