Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Louis Lozowick. It dates from 1928 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1928 lithograph by Louis Lozowick, part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection. The print depicts a bustling industrial and maritime scene.
Subject & Meaning
The artwork focuses on the intersection of industry and transportation, showing a factory, a train being loaded onto a ship via a ramp, cranes, containers, and docked ships. This juxtaposition highlights the mechanization of modern industry.
Technique & Style
Lozowick employed clean lines, stark shadows, and a monochromatic palette (black, white, gray) to convey a sense of mechanical precision and industrial starkness.
History & Provenance
Created in 1928, the lithograph is now held in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Louis Lozowick (1892–1973) was a Ukrainian-born American painter and printmaker. He is recognized as an Art Deco and Precisionist artist, and mainly produced streamline, urban-inspired monochromatic lithographs in a…
