1897
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1897 ink by Edmond Aman-Jean, a Impressionism work, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows a woman’s face and shoulders, surrounded by wavy lines that look like hair or maybe a cloud. The background is mostly a mix of soft browns and grays, with the face staying pale and simple. The edges of the paper are rough, and the whole thing feels a little sketchy, like it was drawn fast. The artist used a mix of shading and texture to make the face stand out against the busy lines. The way the hair or lines swirl around her head gives it a dreamy, fuzzy look. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how artists create prints like this.
Edmond Aman-Jean (13 November 1858, Chevry-Cossigny – 25 January 1936, Paris) was a French symbolist painter, who co-founded the Salon des Tuileries in 1923.
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