Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Hans Bellmer. It dates from 1966 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
This untitled etching is a print by Hans Bellmer, created in 1966. It is characterized by a dreamy, unfinished quality.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a blurred, ghostly figure with a twisted, floating body and a melting head. The sparse composition leaves much of the paper empty, with only a few dark smudges suggesting arms or hair.
Technique & Style
The artist employed a loose, sketchy style, using uneven lines to achieve a soft, smudged effect. The etching's rough, unfinished feel is typical of Bellmer's experimental approach to printmaking.
Artist & collection
Artist
Hans Bellmer (13 March 1902 – 24 February 1975) was a German artist, best known for his drawings, etchings that illustrates the 1940 edition of Histoire de l’œil, and the life-sized female dolls he produced in the mid-1930s.
