Untitled
1948
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1948
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1948 ink by Fannie Hillsmith, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image shows a black-and-white print of a face wrapped in a cloth. The shape is simple but the details inside—like the eyes and mouth—are sharp and geometric. The cloth folds look almost like abstract lines, and the face inside seems to peek out from beneath. The artist used a mix of smooth shading and fine lines to create depth. The edges of the print are uneven, as if the paper was cut by hand. Look up engraving to see how artists like this carve images into metal.
Fannie Hillsmith (1911 – July 27, 2007) was an American cubist painter from Boston who during a long career, mostly based in New York City, developed a style of Cubism which combined traditional Cubist motifs with what…
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