1939
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1939 ink by Josef Albers, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows simple, overlapping circles and ovals in light pencil lines. The shapes are loose and uneven, like scribbles that somehow feel deliberate. The paper is plain beige, with just a few faint marks in the corners. The lines don’t quite meet or line up—some curves tilt, others stretch. It’s almost like a puzzle that can’t be solved. The artist signed it in the bottom corners, but the rest is just shapes. Next, check out how this was made with lithography.
Josef Albers ( AL-bərz, US also AHL-, German: ; March 19, 1888 – March 25, 1976) was a German-born American artist and educator who is considered one of the most influential 20th-century art teachers in the United States.
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