Artwork

Untitled

Untitled, by Allan D'Arcangelo, ink, 1968
Untitled, by Allan D'Arcangelo, ink, 1968

Untitled is an ink print by Allan D'Arcangelo. It dates from 1968 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

About this work

Overview

Untitled is a screenprint by Allan D'Arcangelo, created in 1968 as part of a portfolio of eight. It is held at The Museum of Modern Art.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a simplified landscape featuring a geometric, leaning structure composed of rectangular blocks in yellow, red, and gray, set against a pale blue sky with a white cloud and two small trees.

Technique & Style

The use of screenprinting results in bold, flat colors and sharp edges, giving the image a graphic quality reminiscent of simplified and exaggerated forms, such as children's building blocks.

Artist & collection

Artist

Allan D'Arcangelo

Allan D'Arcangelo was an American artist and printmaker, best known for his paintings of highways and road signs that border on pop art and minimalism, precisionism and hard-edge painting, and also surrealism.

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