Untitled
1967
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1967
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1967 ink by Ruth Bessoudo Courvoisier, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This print shows four panels side by side. On the left, a vertical strip of mixed-up letters fills the space. To the right, three animal shapes appear in black and brown, each looking like a different creature or the same one changing form. The top animal has a round moon-like shape on its back, the middle one is darker with a big white eye, and the bottom one is solid brown with a leafy branch growing from its side. The letters on the left don’t spell anything clear—they’re scrambled and stacked. The animals seem to shift between forms, like they’re turning into something else. The title isn’t given, but the artist used a printmaking method that lets them layer lines and textures. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this create layered prints.
Ruth Bessoudo Courvoisier (1914–2015) was a Brazilian artist, born in Lübeck.
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