Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an ink print by Gillian Ayres, Christiane Baumgartner, Gordon Cheung, Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport, Jim Dine, Marie Harnett, Howard Hodgkin, Ben Johnson, Allen Jones, Edmund de Waal, Jan Dibbets, Langlands & Bell, Ian McKeever, Julian Opie, Mimmo Paladino, Lisa Ruyter, Joe Tilson, Paul Winstanley, Richard Woods, Catherine Yass Various Artists. It dates from 2015 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
This 2015 portfolio mixes different print techniques—etchings, woodcuts, screenprints.
This 2015 portfolio mixes different print techniques—etchings, woodcuts, screenprints. Each artist pushes their medium in unexpected ways. Some use layered ink. Others press paper into shapes.
It’s a box of small surprises. You flip through prints like pages in a sketchbook. One artist carves deep grooves. Another bleeds bright colors across the page.
Look up Howard Hodgkin’s color-saturated prints next.
Overview
Untitled is a 2015 portfolio of prints assembled by a collective of contemporary artists, including Gillian Ayres, Christiane Baumgartner, Gordon Cheung, Michael Craig‑Martin, Ian Davenport, Jim Dine, Marie Harnett, Howard Hodgkin, Ben Johnson, Allen Jones, Edmund de Waal, Jan Dibbets, Langlands & Bell, Ian McKeever, Julian Opie, Mimmo Paladino, Lisa Ruyter, Joe Tilson, Paul Winstanley, Richard Woods and Catherine Yass. The work is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The portfolio does not present a single narrative image; rather, it functions as a survey of individual approaches to printmaking. Each contributor explores the possibilities of their chosen technique, offering a range of visual investigations that together suggest the diversity of contemporary print media.
Technique & Style
The collection comprises three aquatints (one incorporating carborundum relief), a separate carborundum relief, a chromogenic print, three digital prints, four etchings (two with chine collé, one with embossing), a linoleum cut, a lithograph, three screenprints, two woodcuts, and two polymer gravures (one combined with woodcut). The varied processes highlight contrasts between hand‑carved lines, photographic overlays, and digitally mediated imagery.
History & Provenance
Compiled in 2015, the portfolio was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art shortly after its completion. The work reflects a collaborative curatorial initiative that brought together artists from differing backgrounds to experiment within a shared print format.
Context
The project aligns with a broader early‑21st‑century interest in interdisciplinary print practices, where traditional techniques intersect with newer digital and photographic methods. It situates the participating artists within ongoing dialogues about materiality, reproducibility, and the role of the print as both object and document.
Artist & collection
Artist
Various Artists, Gillian Ayres, Christiane Baumgartner, Gordon Cheung, Michael Craig-Martin, Ian Davenport, Jim Dine, Marie Harnett, Howard Hodgkin, Ben Johnson, Allen Jones, Edmund de Waal, Jan Dibbets, Langlands &…
