Untitled
1949
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Richard Lippold
Richard Lippold was an American sculptor, known for his geometric constructions using wire as a medium.
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graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1949 graphite by Richard Lippold, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch looks like math homework gone wild. There’s a big circle on the left, split into wedges with numbers inside. To the right, a lopsided pyramid made of triangles and lines. The whole thing is drawn on graph paper with light pencil marks. Some numbers are scribbled near the shapes—like 7, 10½, and 4¼—maybe measuring angles or lengths. The paper is crumpled in places, showing it was handled a lot. The artist used the grid lines to keep things straight, but the shapes don’t follow normal rules. Everything leans or tilts, like it’s floating. Next, check out Richard Lippold to see how he turned sketches like this into real sculptures.
Richard Lippold was an American sculptor, known for his geometric constructions using wire as a medium.
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