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Untitled, by Jean Dubuffet, ink, 1951

Untitled

Jean Dubuffet

1951

ink

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1951 ink by Jean Dubuffet, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Jean Dubuffet
When & what style?
1951
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing is a tangled mess of black ink lines on white paper. The shapes look like they’re fighting each other—some squiggly, some sharp, all crammed together in a big blob. There’s no clear background or foreground, just a chaotic jumble of marks that fill the whole page. The ink is thick in some spots, thin in others, making parts of the drawing look almost scratched in. The signature in the corner reads *Jean Dubuffet* with a date—*19 mars 1951*—but no title. If you like this wild style, look up cross-hatching next.

About the artist

Portrait of Jean Dubuffet
Artist

Jean Dubuffet

Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (French pronunciation: ; 31 July 1901 – 12 May 1985) was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris (School of Paris).

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