1912
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1912 ink by Marie Laurencin, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see two young women in soft, flowing dresses, their faces turned toward each other like they’re sharing a secret. The lines are light and sketchy, almost like a quick memory caught on paper. Laurencin made this in 1912, right when Paris was buzzing with new art ideas. She often painted women in dreamy groups, but here she used etching—a way to scratch lines into metal that hold ink—to give the scene a quiet, hazy feel. Look up the technique called drypoint next.
Marie Laurencin (31 October 1883 – 8 June 1956) was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or.
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