Untitled

Untitled

Hans Bellmer

1948

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows two strange, twisted figures tangled together. One looks like a person with long limbs, while the other is more like a rough, blocky shape with arms reaching out. The background is a mix of jagged lines and swirling marks, almost like a storm or tangled wires. The artist used a technique where lines pile up to create texture—no smooth shading here. The figures don’t quite look human, but they’re clearly meant to be people in some way. Want to see more work like this? Check out etching to learn how artists build layers with ink.

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