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About this work

You see a jumble of black lines and shapes pressed onto a white sheet—like a city skyline scribbled in a hurry. Antúnez made this print in 1950, right after he returned to Chile from New York. He used a stone to draw on, then pressed paper against it to transfer the image. The mess of lines feels like the noise of a crowded street, even though there are no people or buildings. If you like how ink can feel alive, look up lithography.