Untitled
1955
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1955
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting is a long, narrow strip of swirling lines and shapes. The colors are mostly dark green and deep purple, with some faint pink and white mixed in. The lines look messy but controlled, like ink splatters that someone carefully turned into patterns. The artist used a printing method that lets ink sit on a metal plate before pressing it onto paper. This makes the lines look slightly fuzzy around the edges. Next, look up etching to see how this technique works.