Untitled

Untitled

Philip Guston

1979

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a messy pile of lumpy, shadowy shapes huddled together. Some look like big sacks or bags, while others are more blob-like. A few thin lines peek out from the cluster, like arms or ropes, and the whole scene sits on a rough, textured ground. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make everything feel rough and unfinished. It’s like someone scribbled fast, not smoothing anything out. Look up lithography to see how this print was made.

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