Untitled
1953
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1953
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1953 ink by Umetaro Azechi, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a simple face with big eyes and a thick beard. The person is wearing a bright blue sweater and holding a white cup in one hand. Their other hand holds a cigarette. The background is just a flat black color. The artist used bold, flat colors and thick lines to make the image. It looks like the face and clothes were cut out and pasted onto the dark background. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how it’s made.
Umetaro Azechi (畦地 梅太郎, Azechi Umetarō; December 28, 1902 – April 12, 1999) was a Japanese printmaker and mountain climber. He was known for his prints of mountains and people who live in them.
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