1986
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1986 charcoal by Lucian Freud, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a close-up charcoal drawing of a man resting with his eyes closed. His head is tilted slightly back, and his hair is messy. The lines are soft but show wrinkles and shadows clearly. The artist used only charcoal, making the dark tones pop against the light paper. The sketch feels quick but full of detail. Check out the technique called *scumbling* to see how artists build texture with charcoal.
Lucian Michael Freud (; 8 December 1922 – 20 July 2011) was a British painter and draughtsman, specialising in figurative art, who is known as one of the foremost 20th-century English portraitists.
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