1970
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1970 graphite by Raymond Saunders, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting looks like it’s made of scribbles, cut-up shapes, and bold colors. You see faces—one with a big mouth and another with a red spot for an eye—surrounded by messy lines and patches of pink, yellow, and green. The background has a wavy, cloudy sky with numbers written on it, and a red heart floats in a tangled web of black lines. The artist used crayons, pencils, and even glued-on paper to create this chaotic mix. It’s like the painting is bursting with energy, almost like someone doodled fast and didn’t erase anything. If you like this wild style, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to build texture.
Raymond Jennings Saunders (October 28, 1934 – July 19, 2025) was an American visual artist known for his multimedia paintings which often have sociopolitical undertones, and which incorporate assemblage, drawing, collage and found text.
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