Untitled

Untitled

Hans Hartung

1953

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows thick, tangled black lines on an orange-brown background. The strokes look rough and uneven, like scribbles or slashes. Some areas have lighter spots where the lines fade away. The edges are framed by a plain border. The lines don’t form anything you can recognize—no shapes or figures. The artist left their name and the title *Untitled* in the bottom corners. Want to see more work like this? Check out etching to learn how artists use ink and metal plates to make prints.

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