Untitled

Untitled

Robert Mangold

2003

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting shows a tall, narrow green rectangle with three black lines looping inside it. The lines form two circles at the top and a wavy shape below, like a knot or a dance. The background looks like a textured fabric, and the whole thing sits on a plain white space. The artist used two printing methods—woodcut for the green shape and etching for the black lines—to layer the image. The lines are precise but still feel a little messy, like someone drew them freehand. Want to see more? Check out etching to learn how artists carve lines into metal plates.

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