Untitled

Untitled

Cy Twombly

1970

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows messy, looping lines stacked in four uneven rows. The dark background makes the pale, scratchy marks stand out. Some lines look like scribbles, others like faint shadows or half-erased shapes. The artist used a mix of fine lines and thick, smudged areas to create texture. The date "1967" is signed in the corner, but the work was made over several years. Next, check out how etching works to see how artists carve into metal plates to make prints.

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