Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Balcomb Greene. It dates from 1937 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Balcomb Greene's *Untitled* (1937) is a black-and-white lithograph from a portfolio of thirty-one, characterized by geometric shapes and exploration of depth through overlapping forms and negative space.
Subject & Meaning
As part of Greene's early non-objective period, the work embodies abstract principles, eschewing representational forms in favor of compositional and spatial experimentation with rectangles, triangles, and cut-out sections.
Technique & Style
Influenced by European modernists (Gris, Mondrian, Picasso, Matisse), Greene employs lithography to achieve a nuanced interplay of shapes, suggesting depth and layering through strategic overlap and empty space.
History & Provenance
Created in 1937, *Untitled* is now part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection, bearing the artist's signature 'Balcomb Greene '37' in the bottom-right corner.
Artist & collection
Artist
Balcomb Greene (1904–1990) was an American artist and teacher. He and his wife, artist Gertrude Glass Greene, were heavily involved in political activism to promote mainstream acceptance of abstract art and were…
