Untitled

Untitled

Antonio Frasconi

1951

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This woodcut shows a man in overalls and a hat standing on a narrow platform. Below him, a wagon loaded with two strange, mask-like creatures is being pulled by ropes. The background is mostly empty, with just a few thin lines for balance. The artist used bold black lines to create simple shapes and strong contrasts. The masks on the wagon look almost like faces with exaggerated features. Try looking up woodcut to see how this printmaking technique works.

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