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Untitled

Georges de Zayas

1919

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Early Modern Catalogue

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1919 ink by Georges de Zayas, depicting Catalogue, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?: Georges de Zayas
When & what style?: 1919
Where can I see it?: Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see eleven black-and-white prints in a slim folder—each one a sharp, exaggerated face of a painter, sculptor, or composer from 1919. De Zayas drew these like quick, witty sketches, but they’re actually lithographs: ink pressed from stone. The lines look hand-drawn, yet each copy is identical. That mix of rough energy and print precision feels very modern for the time. If you like how these feel, look up lithography.

About the artist

Artist

Georges de Zayas

George de Zayas (1882–1967) was a Mexican caricature artist, best known for work that appeared in Collier's, Harper's Bazaar, and the magazine section of the New York Herald Tribune.

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