1971
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1971 ink by Robert Ryman, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a simple, empty rectangle of pale yellow set inside a round frame. The edges of the rectangle are slightly uneven, and the frame’s lines are drawn lightly in gray. The background is just a smooth, blank circle with no other shapes or colors. The artist used a printmaking method to create this, which explains the clean but slightly rough edges. It’s not a painting—it’s a printed image, and that’s what makes the colors look so flat and direct. Next, look up lithography to see how this kind of printmaking works.
Robert Ryman was an American painter identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. He was best known for abstract, white-on-white paintings. He lived and worked in New York City.
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