Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Paula Modersohn-Becker. It is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a print by Paula Modersohn-Becker, created in 1914, and is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman in a dark dress feeding a duck at the water's edge, with a simple background featuring a flat light area and a dark horizon line.
Technique & Style
The artist employed etching with aquatint and roulette to achieve a mix of shading and texture, conveying light and form. The water and sky are rendered as a smooth, undetailed area.
Artist & collection
Artist
Paula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876 – 20 November 1907) was a German Expressionist painter and draftswoman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
