Untitled by Robert Goodnough (1958)

A field of ochre bleeds into charcoal, interrupted by a single red slash. Robert Goodnough’s 1958 Untitled refuses symmetry. Thin black lines fracture the surface like cracked earth, while a jagged red form hovers near the center, neither anchored nor floating. The ochre ground feels scraped rather than brushed, its texture catching light unevenly. White peeks through in places, a quiet counterpoint to the dominant warmth. Hang it above a low credenza where the red slash can pull the eye across an otherwise neutral living room.