Untitled
1956
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1956
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting is a messy, colorful jumble of shapes. Bright reds, blues, and blacks clash together, with some faces and objects half-hidden in the mix. The top half looks like a dark, jagged sky, while the bottom is thick with smeared paint and rough lines. The artist used a printing method called lithography, which lets ink sit on smooth and rough parts of a stone. That’s why the colors look both sharp and blurry at the same time. Check out how lithography works next.