Untitled

Untitled

Peter Saul

1989

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing is packed with weird, squiggly figures. Some look like animals with human faces, others are just blobby shapes with eyes and arms. A few hold signs that say things like "HOPE" and "WAR." The lines are thick and scratchy, like they were drawn fast. Everything seems tangled up together—no clear background, just a mess of bodies and scribbles. The artist used a mix of felt-tip pen and pencil on see-through paper. The lines overlap in spots, making some parts look darker. One figure in the middle has a sad face, standing alone near a cloud of hair-like lines. If you like this style, check out Peter Saul for more of his work.

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