Untitled
1978
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1978
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1978 graphite by Marcia Hafif, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows two simple shapes that look like pine trees. The branches are made of lots of thin, parallel pencil lines, all pointing outward. The background is just plain paper, so the trees stand out clearly. The artist used only pencil, layering lines to build up the forms. It’s all about how light and shadow play on the needles. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.
Marcia Jean Hafif (née Woods; August 15, 1929 – April 17, 2018) was an American painter born in Pomona, California.
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