Untitled
1962
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1962
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This is a flat, simple picture with two big colors. On the left is a soft pink rectangle. On the right, a deep black shape curves inward like a slice of pie. The edges are clean, and there’s a thin white border around the whole thing. The artist used a printing method called lithography, where ink sticks to smooth stone or metal. That’s why the colors look so even and the lines so sharp. Check out how lithography works next.