Untitled 1946

Ossip Zadkine created this untitled watercolour, in no fixed date, with a bold, expressive approach to mark making. Look at how the browns, yellows, and blues are washed across the paper. It's all about process, you know? Building up layers, letting the colors bleed and blend. The paint is thin, almost translucent in places, allowing the paper's texture to peek through. There's a real physicality to it, like you can feel the artist's hand moving across the surface. And see that figure in the foreground, the one reclining? The way Zadkine uses those dark, almost black lines to define the form is so striking. It's not about perfection, it's about capturing the energy and movement of the body. This feels like a conversation with Picasso, maybe? That Cubist vibe is definitely there, but with its own quirky, Zadkine twist. It reminds us that art is always an ongoing conversation, a back-and-forth between artists and ideas.