Untitled
1938
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1938
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1938 ink by Reginald Marsh, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a woman in a long coat standing on a boat, leaning over the railing. She’s holding a lamp while looking down at a pile of dead birds on the deck. In the background, there’s another boat with people and supplies, and a few pigeons are scattered around. The artist used sharp lines to show every detail, from the woman’s coat folds to the birds’ feathers. The dark, textured look comes from the way the metal plate was scratched and inked—this is called *etching*. Check out more of this artist’s work to see how he used this technique in other drawings.
