Untitled

Untitled

Brice Marden

1973

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is two clean colors stacked like blocks: the top half is deep black, the bottom half is pure white. The edges are sharp and even, with no brushstrokes or texture—just flat, smooth planes. There’s a thin white border around the whole thing, like a picture frame inside a frame. The black and white split is simple but feels deliberate. The artist used a printing method called *aquatint* to create the smooth tones, which lets ink spread in soft layers. Check out how *etching* works—it’s a whole different way of making prints.

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