Untitled
1923
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1923
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This is a black-and-white woodcut of a man in heavy winter clothes. He’s wearing a long coat, a hat pulled low, and boots. One hand grips a cane, and his face looks tired but determined. The background is simple, with just a faint outline of a doorway behind him. The rough, textured lines make the image feel bold and direct. The artist used simple shapes to show the man’s form, almost like a sketch carved into wood. Try looking up woodcut to see how this printing method works.