Untitled

Untitled

John Paul Jones

1971

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This is a blurry blue portrait of a person’s head in profile. The face is faint, almost like a shadow, with just enough detail to see the nose and jawline. The background is a pale pinkish paper, covered in light pencil sketches and smudges—some look like hands, others like random lines. The artist used a printing method that lets ink spread unevenly, giving it a ghostly, sketchy feel. This isn’t a polished drawing—it’s more like a half-finished idea left on paper. Check out how this was made using etching.

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