1952
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1952 ink by Alfred Manessier, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows tall, dark shapes stacked like buildings. Inside the shapes are small, bright windows with red, yellow, and white bits. The whole thing looks a bit like a city seen from far away, but it’s all squished and simplified. The artist used a printing method where ink is pressed onto stone. That’s why the lines are so sharp and the colors pop. Look up lithography to see how it works.
Alfred Manessier was a non-figurative French painter, stained glass artist, and tapestry designer, part of the new School of Paris and the Salon de Mai.
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