Untitled

Untitled

Ralston Crawford

1955

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This print is almost all black, with sharp white shapes scattered around the edges. The white parts look like jagged lines and small, uneven blocks—some clustered, some alone. The background is flat and dark, making the white shapes stand out. The artist used a method where ink is pressed onto a flat stone or metal plate, then transferred to paper. This creates crisp lines and solid colors, like what you see here. Try looking up lithography to see how it works.

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