Untitled

Untitled

Odilon Redon

1914

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print shows a shadowy figure sitting in a dim room. The person is wrapped in a dark cloak, holding something small in their hands. The space around them is mostly dark, with a faint glow coming from a doorway or window on the right. The artist used scratchy lines to create texture, making the scene feel rough and mysterious. This was done with a technique called drypoint. Next, look up *etching, drypoint, aquatint* to see how artists make prints like this.

More by Odilon Redon

Artifact World Gallery — 100,000 artworks Get the app