Untitled

Untitled

Elizabeth Peyton

2004

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a person with short red hair, sitting sideways and resting their head on one hand. They’re wearing a light-colored sweater with a darker collar. The background is mostly blank, with a few faint lines and a bit of yellow near the top. The artist used colored pencil, layering lines to build up the shapes and colors—like sketching with shadows. It looks quick but careful, almost like a doodle that took time. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create depth.

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