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No Title 1, by Catalina Chervin, 2005

No Title 1

Catalina Chervin

2005

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

No Title 1 is a 2005 by Catalina Chervin, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Catalina Chervin
When & what style?
2005
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a drawing from 2005 by Catalina Chervin. It’s a tangle of shapes made by quick, looping lines. No sketches came first—she covered the whole page in short strokes and let the drawing grow. Her early medical training might explain the body-like forms you sense. The lines twist and crowd together, creating a maze you can almost feel. Check out her other drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

The drawing features a pencil-shaded background with an abstract ink composition occupying the lower half. Created by Catalina Chervin in 2005, the work emerges from an unplanned process in which short pencil lines form an initial structure before ink is applied freely. The resulting dense, labyrinthine forms suggest influences from the artist’s early medical training. This piece is part of the 2007 acquisition of the *40 Artists - 40 Drawings* series.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Catalina Chervin

Catalina Chervin makes drawings that hover between line and erasure, leaving open-ended shapes where ink meets blank paper.

See the richer artist page
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