Untitled

Untitled

Henri Matisse

1928

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows a woman lying on a couch, one arm stretched out and the other tucked under her head. Her legs are bent, and she’s wearing a loose dress with a few simple lines for detail. The couch has a curved back and armrests, drawn in quick, sketchy strokes. The whole image is made with ink on paper, using light, confident lines that leave a lot of the page blank. It feels more like a quick sketch than a finished work. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.

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