Untitled

Untitled

Ralph Humphrey

1983

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a simple, bold design. A black square frame holds a red square inside it. The red square has two smaller red rectangles on top and a row of green dots on a red background below. Blue lines and shapes sit around the edges like floating pieces. The artist used a printing method that lets ink sit on raised lines. That’s why the colors look sharp and defined. The dots and lines feel almost like a code or a puzzle. Try looking up etching to see how artists like this make prints.

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