Untitled
1885
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1885
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This black-and-white print shows a woman kneeling in a dim, shadowy space. She’s holding a white cloth draped over a dark, heavy chair. A small hat lies on the floor beside her. In the background, a faint figure stands near a window, looking out at a blurred landscape. The dark edges of the print and the grainy texture suggest it’s not a painting but a printmaking technique. The artist used layers to create depth, with the woman’s face half-lit and the rest of the scene fading into darkness. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this carve images into metal plates.