Untitled

Untitled

Doris Seidler

1964

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows three tall, narrow scenes stacked side by side. The lines are rough and uneven, like sketches left unfinished. Light colors—mostly pale yellows and whites—fill the shapes, with some darker smudges for faces and objects. The middle section looks like a room with furniture, while the top and bottom seem to show people in motion, but nothing is clear. The artist used a printing method that lets ink sit on a flat stone, then press paper onto it. That’s why the lines look slightly fuzzy and the colors are soft. Look up lithography to see how this process works.

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