Untitled
1952
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1952
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This print shows two big black shapes on a peach background. The shapes look like scribbled letters or marks, messy and uneven. Some lines are thick, others thin, and there’s a rough edge where the paper meets the border. The artist used a printing method where ink is pressed into linoleum. The marks feel quick and unplanned, like doodles stretched large. Check out Cy Twombly for more work like this.
