1960
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1960 charcoal by Hans Hartung, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows thick, tangled lines of charcoal and chalk on paper. The strokes are dark and uneven, almost like a storm of scribbles. A faint yellowish line runs straight down the center, breaking up the chaos. The artist used quick, rough strokes—some sharp, others smudged—to fill the whole sheet. It looks like they were in a hurry, or maybe just wanted to see what happened if they didn’t control the lines. If you like this wild, messy style, check out scumbling next—it’s a technique where artists scrape or dab paint to create fuzzy edges.
Hans Hartung (21 September 1904 – 7 December 1989) was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the Legion d'honneur.
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