Untitled 1958

Beauford Delaney made this "Untitled" painting with oils, and it’s a total trip into yellowness. The way he layers the paint is so physical, you can almost feel him swiping and swirling it around. Looking closely, you see the paint isn't just flat; it's built up, thick in places, like he's sculpting with it. There's a certain spot near the middle where the yellow really pops, and it feels like the whole painting is radiating from there. You can almost see the ghost of Van Gogh in this, maybe filtered through a more modern, abstract lens. It’s the kind of painting that reminds you art is a conversation, artists borrow from each other, remixing ideas across time. And, like any good conversation, it’s full of surprises and different ways of seeing things.