Untitled
1980
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1980
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1980 ink by Lee Bontecou, depicting wind wave, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a jagged white shape floating on a black background, like a torn hole in the dark. The edges look rough, almost like metal or fabric. Bontecou made this as a study for a larger print. She often worked with industrial materials—welded steel, canvas, wire—to build strange, almost mechanical forms. This lithograph keeps that same raw, handmade feel, even though it’s just ink on paper. To see how she turned these shapes into sculpture, look up more works by Lee Bontecou.
