1934
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1934 ink by Josef Albers, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows two tall, narrow panels side by side. Each has a dark brown background filled with fine, scratchy lines. In the center of both panels is a white geometric shape—one looks like a zigzag staircase, the other like a slanted ladder. The shapes are made of smaller squares and rectangles, creating a checkerboard effect. The way the lines and shapes play with light and shadow makes the white areas look almost 3D. Notice how the angles shift between the two panels, even though they’re almost the same. If you like this, try looking up woodcut to see how artists carve and ink blocks to make prints.
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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