Untitled

Untitled

Ben Nicholson

1968

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows simple lines forming two tall, uneven shapes against a blank white background. One shape looks like a person standing, with a wavy line where the hair or hat might be. The other shape is a rounded form beside it, like a half-circle or a hood. The lines are light and sketchy, almost like a quick pencil outline. The whole thing is drawn in just black and white, with no shading or color. It’s not a picture of anything real—just shapes and lines playing off each other. If you like this kind of simple, abstract drawing, look up etching to see how artists make prints like this.

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