Untitled

Untitled

Joan Miró

1952

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows five simple, stick-like figures against a black background. One figure holds a star, another has a square head with eyes, and a third looks like a snake. The colors are just greenish lines on dark paper, with no real shading. The figures don’t look real—they’re more like doodles or symbols. The artist used a mix of lines and shapes to make them feel alive but strange. If you like this style, look up etching to see how prints like this are made.

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