Untitled

Untitled

Eva Hesse

1968

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a loose group of simple shapes—mostly tall, narrow cylinders and a few flat, slanted forms. Some look like rolled-up paper or stacked tubes, while others are just odd, shadowy blocks. The artist used soft gray, white, and a little dark shading to give them weight, with quick pencil lines marking edges. The drawing feels like a quick study, almost like the artist was testing shapes before making something bigger. The messy scribbles in the corner are notes, maybe about sizes or materials. If you like this, check out Eva Hesse.

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