Untitled

Untitled

Clinton Adams

1961

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows two stacked black-and-white shapes that look like stacked wood or metal blocks. The top shape is a single long piece, while the bottom is a mix of shorter blocks, some tilted. The background is a flat, dark gray with a faint white line near the top. The artist used a printing method that creates rough, textured lines—almost like scratching into the surface. This isn’t a painting but a printed image, which changes how the details look. Check out lithography to see how artists create these kinds of marks.

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