Cubist Horse in Geometric Abstraction

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An oil painting in the cubist style by Amédée Ozenfant, depicting a horse in profile with an abstraction of geometric shapes and rectangles in various colors such as black, white, red, yellow, green, teal, and brown. The horse’s body is a quilt of rectangles and squares and the mane and tail appear as black with white and gray outlines. The reins are black and are also made of bold lines. The top left corner shows a circular green shape with black and white outlines. To its right, a red circle is visible, also with outlines. The bottom of the image has a red, green and orange area. The background is composed of a light beige color, with several overlapping vertical and horizontal straight lines in black. There is a gold T-shaped figure located between the horse’s ears. Two small black circles and one gray circle, are located in various areas of the painting. The horse’s head and neck are separated from the rest of the body by an irregular horizontal line. The horse’s midsection has a texture similar to a fishing net. The upper right portion of the painting has a black background with several of the colored squares. The painting has visible brushstrokes, indicating the hand-