Untitled

Untitled

Nancy Grossman

1973

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a wild mix of scribbles, shapes, and tiny drawings all glued together. You see bits of text, doodles of faces, random lines, and splashes of color—mostly black, white, and gray with pops of red, blue, and orange. Some pieces look torn from old papers, while others are drawn right on top. It’s messy but packed with tiny details, like a hidden city of marks. The artist used a lot of different tools—pens, pencils, even paint—to layer everything. The colors stand out against the white background, making the chaos feel intentional. Want to see more work like this? Check out Nancy Grossman.

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