1951
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1951 ink by Salvador Dalí, depicting Crucifixion of Jesus, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This 1951 etching shows a lone figure with a smooth face and a body made of stacked cubes. The cubes look solid but shift in shape like melting wax. A long staff leans against the figure’s side. Dalí used etching—a kind of inked engraving—to carve these shifting shapes into metal. The ink stays in the grooves, printing dark lines that feel soft and hard at once. Try looking up “etching” to see how ink and metal create this weird mix.
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise…
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