1947
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1947 ink by Man Ray, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man’s face, split right down the middle by a thin white line. His eyes are dark and serious, his mouth relaxed but firm, and the texture looks like it’s made of tiny dots. The edges of the paper are plain white, with just a small signature in the corner. The artist used a printing method that creates that grainy, dotted look—it’s not painted but pressed. This piece was made in 1947, but the face itself feels timeless. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it works.
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American-born, French-naturalized visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris.
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