Untitled
1971
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1971
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This painting shows a beige sheet of paper with a poem written in pencil. The poem reads: "TWO SHEEPDOGS CROSS IN AND OUT OF THE PASSING SHADOWS THE CLOUDS DRIFT OVER THE HILL WITH A STORM". The artist's signature, "Richard Long", is written below the poem. The poem is written in a simple, handwritten font, and the signature is also handwritten. The background of the paper is a light beige color, which provides a subtle contrast to the darker pencil marks. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of text in his work, you might want to explore the technique of cross-hatching.
