1917
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1917 ink by Erich Heckel, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in a high-collared shirt and tie. His hands are clasped in front of him, and his face looks serious. The background is rough and blurry, with faint shapes that could be other people or objects. The artist used a woodcut technique, which means the image was carved into wood and then printed. This gives it a grainy, textured look. Try looking up woodcut to see how this technique works.
Erich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913.
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