Untitled 1949

This untitled print was made by Leonard Edmondson in 1949 using etching. There’s something so playful in the process of etching, and you can really see that in this image. It’s a way of drawing that embraces the unexpected, and that feels very present here. Look at the textures, all those tiny, dense marks. The lines are so delicate and precise, almost like they’re whispering secrets to each other. There’s an area towards the left with a dense field of marks, contrasted with a more sparse and open area to the right. This contrast creates a push and pull, almost like a conversation between different states of being. It reminds me a little of Miró, that sense of playful abstraction. Ultimately, this piece isn’t about a fixed idea, but about the joy of exploration and discovery through mark making. It’s about embracing the unexpected and finding beauty in the process itself.