Untitled

Untitled

Joseph Beuys

1974

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows a long, narrow shape with bold black lines and patches of white. The image looks like a rough sketch of a landscape or building, but it’s simplified into sharp angles and flat areas. There’s a diagonal line cutting across the middle, and some wavy marks on the right side. The artist used a woodcut technique, where the design is carved into wood and then inked. This method creates strong contrasts between black and white. Look up woodcut to see how artists make prints this way.

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