Untitled

Untitled

Elizabeth Murray

2000

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a bold, messy collage of shapes. Bright red outlines frame a wild mix of colors—purples, greens, and oranges—smeared and overlapping. There’s a rough, uneven edge to everything, like something was carved or stamped with thick lines. A small brown shape at the bottom looks like a building, but it’s hard to tell. The artist used a scratchy, uneven style, almost like they were carving into wood or linoleum. The colors feel sloppy but intentional, with no clean edges. Try looking up woodcut to see how this technique works.

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