Untitled

Untitled

Markus Raetz

1982

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This is a close-up of a face turned slightly away, looking down. The image is in black and white, with soft shading that makes the skin and hair look textured. The edges are fuzzy, and the lines blend together, giving it a dreamy feel. The artist used a printing method that creates fine, layered lines—this is called etching. The image is small and framed inside a larger white border, like a window into another world. Try looking up etching to see how this technique works.

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