Untitled
1960
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1960
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1960 graphite by Chryssa (Vardea-Mavromichali), held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting is a grid of small rectangles filled with tight, repeating lines. The lines are white or light gray on a dark gray background, making them stand out. The rectangles are arranged in rows and columns, creating a pattern that looks almost like a map or a code. The lines in each box are drawn very close together, almost like tiny parallel roads. This technique makes the dark background look even darker by contrast. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to build shadows and shapes.
