Untitled

Untitled

Franz Gertsch

1986

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a blurry face from the shoulders up. The colors are mostly a soft, warm brown, like faded paper. The eyes and mouth are barely visible, but you can tell it’s a person looking straight ahead. The artist used a woodcut method, which means they carved the image into wood and then printed it. The grainy texture comes from that process. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printmaking technique works.

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