Untitled
1964
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1964
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This sketch shows two figures tangled in a chaotic, overlapping mess. One person sits slumped in a chair, while the other sprawls on the floor, limbs twisted and tangled. The lines are rough and uneven, like quick, shaky strokes—no clean edges, just scribbled shapes and shadows. The artist used pencil shading to suggest weight and movement, pressing harder in some spots to darken the lines. It feels like a snapshot of a moment frozen mid-collapse, all jumbled together. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build depth with layers of lines.