Untitled
1961
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1961
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1961 ink by Arthur Deshaies, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This picture shows two figures tangled together in a dark, messy space. Their faces are blurred, almost like shadows. The lines are jagged and rough, with lots of black and gray areas. One figure is sitting, the other leaning in close—it looks tense. The artist used a printing method called *lithography* to make this piece. That means the image was drawn on a flat stone, then transferred to paper. The rough lines and heavy blacks give it a raw, urgent feel. Check out lithography next to see how this technique works.
Arthur Deshaies (1920–2011) was an American printmaker and painter who made non-geometric abstractions in a style he called "abstract impressionist." After his death a curator described a dominant aspect of Deshaies'…
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