Untitled
1979
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1979
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This print shows a room with a large, bare tree in one corner and a small window letting in dim light. In the center, a tangled mass of lines and shapes fills most of the space, while a blurred face floats in the top right. The edges of the paper are rough, and the whole scene feels half-finished, like a sketch left undone. The artist used layers of scratched metal and ink to create the texture—some areas are dark and dense, others barely there. The face looks like it was drawn quickly, almost as an afterthought. If you like this style, look up engraving to see how artists carve into metal to make prints.