Untitled
1920
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1920
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This print shows a stark black-and-white scene of a small town. The buildings are simple, with sharp lines and flat rooftops. Trees and plants fill the foreground, their leaves drawn in jagged, textured strokes. The sky is heavy with swirling clouds, and the whole image feels rough and uneven, like it was carved instead of painted. The artist used a tool to cut shapes into wood, then inked it to make the print. This method creates bold contrasts—just black and white, no in-between tones. The style feels raw, almost like a sketch left unfinished. Try looking up woodcut to see how this technique works.