Untitled

Untitled

César

1962

crayon

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a tangle of dark lines and shapes on a light background. The ink and crayon marks overlap in messy, crisscrossed patterns, making it hard to tell where one line ends and another begins. Some areas are thick with scribbles, while others are almost blank, like shadows behind the chaos. The artist used a lot of pressure with the crayon, leaving deep marks that stand out against the lighter paper. The result feels rough and uneven, like something quickly sketched or scratched out. If you like this style, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with layers of lines.

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