Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Georg Baselitz. It dates from 1994 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints like this.
This sketch shows two figures tangled together in rough, jagged lines. The shapes are simple but messy—heads, arms, and legs blur into one another. There’s no clear background, just a few quick strokes that look like a bed or floor.
The artist left their name and the date "1995" in the corner. The lines feel urgent, like they were drawn fast.
If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints like this.
Overview
Georg Baselitz's Untitled is a 1994 print held at The Museum of Modern Art. It is an etching and drypoint work featuring two intertwined figures.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two figures in a tangled, abstracted form, with heads, arms, and legs merging into a single, chaotic mass. The background is minimal, suggested by a few swift strokes evoking a bed or floor.
Technique & Style
Executed in etching and drypoint, the print is characterized by rough, jagged lines and a sense of urgency, as if drawn quickly. The artist's signature and the date '1995' appear in the corner.
Artist & collection
Artist
Georg Baselitz was a German-Austrian painter, sculptor and graphic artist. In the 1960s he became well known for his figurative, expressive paintings. In 1969 he began painting his subjects upside down in an effort to…
