Untitled
1987
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1987
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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This black-and-white drawing shows a bald man in profile, facing left. His wrinkled face and collar suggest age and wear. The lines are rough, almost scratchy, with dark shading around his eyes and jaw. The artist signed it in the corner—Peter Howson—and dated it 1987. The texture looks like it was made by scraping into a metal plate, not painted. Check out the technique: etching to see how artists create these kinds of marks.
