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Untitled, by Pablo Picasso, ink, 1925

Untitled

Pablo Picasso

1925

ink

paper

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Untitled is a 1925 ink by Pablo Picasso, held at Museum of Modern Art.

Who painted this?
Pablo Picasso
When & what style?
1925
Where can I see it?
Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows four nude figures tangled together. Their bodies twist in odd angles, some standing, some kneeling, all touching. The lines are loose and quick, like a sketch made fast. No faces are clear—just shapes and hands reaching out. The artist left the paper mostly blank, letting the ink lines do all the work. The figures seem caught mid-motion, like a snapshot of a dance or struggle. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shadows with lines.

About the artist

Portrait of Pablo Picasso
Artist

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France.

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