Untitled
1953
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1953
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This drawing is all lines and shapes—no clear objects, just a tangled web of thin black marks. Some look like poles or wires, others like scattered dots or tiny circles. The background is plain paper, letting the lines stand out. It feels busy but not messy, more like a sketch gone wild. The artist used a screenprint, which means the lines were pressed through a stencil. That’s why everything looks like it was drawn in one go, without smudges or shading. Next, check out Ben Shahn to see how his work shifts from photos to pure abstraction.
