Untitled
1976
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1976
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
You see a big, loose pencil drawing of a skull on plain white paper. Warhol made dozens of skull pictures in the 1970s. This one looks almost casual—like he scribbled it fast, then stopped. The lines are light, but the shape is unmistakable. It’s not spooky or deep; it’s just a skull, plain and direct. If you like this, look up stippling—another way artists build up tone with tiny dots instead of lines.
