Untitled

Untitled

Jean Tinguely

1965

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch is a wild mix of scribbles and doodles. You see quick, messy lines—some sharp like machine parts, others flowing like tangled wires. Bright colors like pink, blue, and yellow pop against the white paper. There’s a big, chaotic cluster in the top right, with what looks like gears, wheels, and scribbled notes. Smaller figures at the bottom seem to be people or robots, drawn in hasty strokes. The numbers and arrows (like "50 RPM") hint at movement or speed, maybe how something works. The paper itself is taped together, like it was thrown together fast. If this sketch style intrigues you, look up cross-hatching.

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