Untitled

Untitled

Ron Kowalke

1965

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This black-and-white print shows a shadowy room with a tall, draped figure standing in the center. The figure’s face is hidden, but their body is clearly visible, wrapped in a loose cloth. On the floor in front of them lies a curled-up animal, maybe a dog, looking small and still. The artist used shading to make the scene feel dark and quiet, with light only hitting parts of the figure and the floor. The title isn’t given, but the style looks like it was made by hand-pressing ink into metal plates. If you like this, look up etching to see how artists create prints like this.

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