Untitled
1952
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1952
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1952 by Roy Opie, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a person’s back and shoulders, their hair pulled up. The lines are loose and wobbly, like quick pencil strokes. Blues and purples mix with faint yellows—some areas are almost erased, leaving ghostly marks behind. The drawing feels half-finished, like the artist stopped mid-thought. The figure’s pose is simple, but the messy lines make it feel alive. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more work like this.
The sheet contains two sketches based on an Indian sculpture, accompanied by two additional sketches—one depicting a Pan figure and another showing a male nude—both partially obscured by applied color washes.
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Roy Opie’s 1952 Untitled drawing sits in the quiet afterglow of mid-century abstraction, where line and paper become equal partners.
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