Untitled

Untitled

Alex Katz

1972

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This is a close-up drawing of a person’s face. The eyes are large and dark, with thick lashes. The lips are barely sketched, and the hair is short and wavy. The whole image is in gray pencil or charcoal, with soft shading. The artist used simple lines to focus on the face’s shape and expression. The background is plain white, so nothing else distracts from the eyes and mouth. Try looking up lithography to see how this printmaking technique works.

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