Untitled

Untitled

Peter Alexander

1972

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a soft pink shape floating in a pale orange field. The edges are fuzzy, like a dream. The whole thing looks slightly blurry, as if you’re seeing it through a haze. The artist used a printing method that lets colors bleed together. It’s not a portrait or a landscape—just shapes and tones. Next, check out lithography to see how this kind of print was made.

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