Untitled
1973
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1973
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1973 graphite by David Ligare, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like a close-up of rough, textured ground. You see jagged lines and shadows that make it feel like uneven earth or a rocky surface. The colors are mostly muted grays and whites, with some darker patches that look like cracks or crevices. The artist used tiny, repeated marks to build up the texture—almost like scratching or layering. It’s hard to tell what it’s supposed to be, but it feels real and gritty. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
David Ligare (born 1945) is a California-based representational painter of landscape, figurative and still life works.
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