Untitled

Untitled

Dorothy Dehner

1958

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing looks like a city skyline turned into simple shapes. Tall buildings with flat roofs line up in the middle. To the left, smaller triangles and lines might be trees or streetlights. The whole thing is drawn in black ink on a light background, with some areas filled in with tiny parallel lines. The artist used a tool called a *roulette* to make those repeated lines—it’s like rolling a textured wheel over the paper. This style makes the buildings look solid but also a little abstract. Next, check out engraving to see how tools like this change how lines look.

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