Untitled
1950
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1950
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1950 ink by Mario Avati, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows a lumpy, round-faced figure with a big hat, standing on one leg. Its arms are stretched up like it’s reaching for something, and its hands are oversized. The background is black with scattered, blurry shapes that look like floating rocks or masks. The artist used a mix of smooth and rough lines to make the figure look both solid and dreamy. The dark background makes the white figure stand out, almost like a shadow cutout. Check out how this was made with etching, aquatint.
