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Untitled, by Marvin Harden, graphite, 1967

Untitled

Marvin Harden

1967

graphite

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1967 graphite by Marvin Harden, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Marvin Harden
When & what style?
1967
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows a small, faint figure standing alone in a mostly blank space. The background is a soft pink, textured like paper. On the left side, there’s a rough, torn edge where part of the paper is missing, revealing a lighter shape underneath. The artist used only pencil on pink paper to create this quiet scene. The figure is simple, almost like a sketch left unfinished. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build depth with lines.

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