UntitledPoster con cornice

Untitled - 1979 is one of many sheets where Henri Michaux let ink and water do the work, part of a long run of untitled pieces made over decades. Dark pooled shapes sit beside thin scratched lines, and nothing settles into a clear figure.

The frame follows the room. A light frame on a dark wall keeps the ink shapes forward. Hang the framed poster at a height that puts the middle of the picture just above the back of a chair.

In a study it goes on the wall behind the desk. You see the dark pools first, then the fine lines between them as you turn from the screen.