Untitled

Untitled

Peter Brüning

1959

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows five small, abstract boxes filled with simple shapes. Some boxes have bold black letters and red circles. Others have lines, dots, and rough outlines of buildings or streets. The colors are mostly black, white, and red, with some light pencil marks. The artist seems to focus on breaking down shapes into basic forms, almost like a puzzle. The red circles stand out as a repeated detail, adding a pop of color to the otherwise monochrome drawings. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.

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