Untitled
1917
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1917
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1917 ink by Hannah Höch, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This picture shows a winged figure holding a sword in one hand and a bunch of grapes in the other. The figure stands on a small platform with a wheel and a hammer below it, and there’s a sunburst behind its head. The drawing is black and white, with sharp lines and no shading. The figure’s face looks calm, but the objects around it—like the grapes and the hammer—mix strange symbols. The text under the figure reads "Gebymago" and "Matha," which might hint at something deeper. If this style of drawing interests you, look up woodcut to see how artists made prints like this before color photos.
