Untitled

Untitled

Liliana Porter

1975

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows a small, black-and-white scene inside a square frame. You see a rough, sandy surface with odd shapes—two flat, angled pieces of paper, a round object, and a few thin lines scattered around. The edges of the shapes look torn or cut, and the whole thing sits on a light background. The artist used a mix of printing and tearing paper to create this. It’s not a realistic picture—just simple shapes on a textured surface. Look up etching to see how this technique works.

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