Untitled

Untitled

Ben Shahn

1956

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows a stack of buildings with bright, blocky colors. The walls are red, blue, and green, and the roofs are black with a few yellow and white spots. The shapes are simple, almost like cut-out paper, but with rough, textured lines. The artist used a mix of printed colors and hand-drawn details to make it look uneven and alive. It’s not a photo—it’s more like a collage of shapes and lines. If you like this style, look up Ben Shahn next.

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