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Untitled

Pablo Picasso

1954

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Contemporary

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1954 ink by Pablo Picasso, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?: Pablo Picasso
When & what style?: 1954
Where can I see it?: Museum of Modern Art

About this work

You see a dancer mid-leap, lines scribbled in black ink on white paper. Her arms stretch wide, legs bent like she’s frozen in the air. Picasso made this in one sitting, right on the stone used for printing. The quick, loose marks feel like he caught the movement in a single breath—no erasing, no second tries. If you like how ink can feel alive, look up lithography.