Untitled

Untitled

Sir Peter Blake

1976

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a man with a long beard and wild hair, wearing a patterned jacket and multiple beaded necklaces. His face is turned slightly away, and the lines of his beard and jacket are sharply etched. The background is plain, keeping all focus on him. The artist used a method called *engraving*, where lines are carved into wood to create the image. The texture of the print comes from those carved lines, which hold ink to make the dark and light areas. Check out how *engraving* works—it’s a precise, hands-on way to make prints.

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