Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Su Braden. It dates from 1967 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
There’s no color, just a pale paper background with faint marks showing where the artist pressed harder.
This drawing looks like a simple shape, just two stacked triangles inside a big triangle. The lines are light and sketchy, almost like a quick pencil doodle. There’s no color, just a pale paper background with faint marks showing where the artist pressed harder.
The artist signed it in the corner with the year 1967. It’s not a finished picture but more like a study or a test of lines and balance.
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Overview
Untitled, executed in 1967, is an offset lithograph by American artist Su Braden. The work consists of a stark composition of three triangles, two smaller ones nested within a larger outline, rendered in light, sketch‑like lines on a pale paper surface. The piece is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The image presents a geometric arrangement that foregrounds the relationship between form and negative space. By reducing the composition to simple triangular shapes, Braden invites contemplation of balance, proportion, and the tension between the interior and exterior of the figure, suggesting a study of visual equilibrium rather than a narrative scene.
Technique & Style
Created as an offset lithograph, the work displays the characteristic faintness of a printed line, resembling a quick pencil draft. The artist’s hand is evident in the variable pressure of the strokes, which produce subtle variations in tone across the paper. The monochrome palette emphasizes line over color, aligning the piece with mid‑century minimalist investigations of form.
History & Provenance
Su Braden produced the lithograph in 1967, signing and dating it in the lower corner. The work entered the Museum of Modern Art’s collection, where it remains part of the institution’s holdings of post‑war American prints. Its acquisition reflects MoMA’s interest in documenting experimental print practices of the 1960s.
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