Untitled

Untitled

Cy Twombly

1983

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This looks like a loose, sketchy drawing on pale paper. Blue and black lines wander across the page—some look like scribbles, others like half-formed words or shapes. The marks are uneven, some thick and sure, others faint and shaky. A few circles and squiggles float among the lines, as if doodled in passing. The words *Zimska*, *Sarajevo*, *Jugoslava*, and *1984* appear mixed into the mess, along with a smudged oval that might be a face or just a mark. It feels like a quick, messy note left behind—more about the act of drawing than a finished picture. If you like this kind of raw, scribbly style, check out lithography.

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