1944
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1944 ink by Mauricio Lasansky, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows a chaotic scene with jagged shapes and bold colors. A black figure with a large head and outstretched arms seems to be in motion, surrounded by a yellow-orange background. Strange, floating forms—like a mask and a half-circle—hover above, while a smaller figure in blue and white crouches in the corner. The rough, uneven lines and layered textures suggest the artist used multiple printing methods to build up the image. The title isn’t given, but the messy, expressive style feels raw and urgent. Look up etching to see how artists like this create layered prints.
Mauricio Leib Lasansky was an Argentine artist and educator known both for his advanced techniques in intaglio printmaking and for a series of 33 pencil drawings from the 1960s titled "The Nazi Drawings." Lasansky, who…
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