1985
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1985 ink by Eric Fischl, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows two blurred figures standing close together. The colors are mostly yellow and pale gold, with thick, smudged lines that make the shapes hard to tell apart. The background and edges are also washed out in the same warm tones, giving everything a hazy, glowing look. The figures seem to be touching, but their faces and details are lost in the brushy strokes. The artist used a printmaking method that lets the ink spread unevenly, creating a soft, almost ghostly effect. If you like this style, look up aquatint next to see how it works.
Eric Fischl (born March 9, 1948) is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, draughtsman and educator. He is known for his paintings depicting American suburbia from the 1970s and 1980s.
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