Untitled

Untitled

Ikeda Masuo

1964

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows a rough, textured background with three bold shapes. On the right, a yellow face with a black hat and red mouth leans forward, holding a cigarette. Above it, a blue blob floats with messy, handwritten text. To the left, a small gray figure crouches, and the number "34" sits nearby. The artist signed it in the corner with the name *masuo*. The messy lines and rough texture come from tools pressed into the metal plate before printing. Look up etching to see how artists carve into plates to make prints like this.

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