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Untitled, by James Risser, ink, 1978

Untitled

James Risser

1978

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1978 ink by James Risser, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
James Risser
When & what style?
1978
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image looks like a messy collage of lines and shapes. On the left, there’s a yellow zigzag and a cross. Next to it, a white panel has green shapes and scribbles. The middle strip is pink with loose, wavy marks, and the next one is covered in tiny, quick sketches. On the right, a gray panel shows a faint white shape. Below, a long horizontal strip has faint outlines of what might be a building or a person. The artist used a mix of sharp lines and blurry marks, almost like they were experimenting. The different textures—smooth, rough, and sketchy—make it feel unfinished on purpose. If you like this, look up *etching* to see how artists create these layered prints.

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