Untitled
1939
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1939
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This drawing shows a messy, tangled scene in black lines. A person is hunched over, holding up a strange, flat shape like a shield. Another arm reaches out, and there’s a bird in the corner. The lines are thick and uneven, almost like scribbles. The artist used a sharp tool to scratch into metal, then ink filled the lines. That’s called etching. Look up etching to see how it works.