Untitled

Untitled

Hans Bellmer

1950

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows two small, ghostly figures tangled together in a rough, sketchy style. Their limbs twist oddly, and their faces are barely there—just faint outlines. The background looks like smudged paper, with a few dark lines and a tiny green shape near the bottom. The artist made this in 1950 using a printing method that lets ink sit on a smooth stone. The figures don’t look real or friendly—they’re more like strange, dreamlike shapes. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it works.

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