Le Gros is an oil on canvas painting by Franz Kline on 1961 and is now housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, USA.
Franz Kline is an American abstract expressionist painter, and just like Jackson Pollock, Kline was also into action painting. One of the examples of his works using the action painting is the Le Gros.
This painting of him is said to be one of his important works to mark his career in the abstract expressionist movement. Kline used his signature style of black and white using some lines with this painting as well. He even described this style as it is unrelated to anything but it knows how to speak for its own existence, that is why in some reviews about his works, most of the critiques said that his paintings really don't mean nothing, but it is made to make someone feel something.
To tell you the truth, the first time I saw this painting it just made me curious and just realized that it is actually good to see in a minimalist house, because of the plain strokes he used, and the blank space is greater than the ones that were being occupied by the painting. But as you look closely to it, I myself realized that there may have been a story behind this painting, the dark colors and hard/thick strokes may define a feeling, a feeling of anger and a feeling of a stiff emotion. The spaces in between may even make you feel the feeling of being alone and a part of it the feeling of uncertainty.
Le Gros may have been a magnificent painting of Kline, however, it is mainly for the emotion and the feeling. And in conclusion, the view/s of a person towards this painting will always be subjective.
Photo and Information from: Museum of Modern Art