Untitled
1946
crayon
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1946
crayon
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1946 crayon by Arshile Gorky, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing looks like a mix of shapes and lines on paper. There’s a big black blob with a red triangle inside it, like a window. To the right, there’s a green circle and some squiggles that look like they might be a face or objects. Dotted lines connect everything, as if the shapes are floating or linked together. The artist used simple ink and crayon, but the lines feel alive—some thick, some dotted, some crossed. It’s not a picture of anything real, just shapes and colors playing together. If you like this, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
