Untitled

Untitled

Robert Doxat

1960

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is a wild mix of tangled lines and shapes. Faces and bodies twist together in a messy, crowded scene. The colors are soft—mostly pale blues, yellows, and browns—with thin lines crisscrossing everywhere, making it hard to tell where one form ends and another begins. The lines overlap so much that some parts look like shadows or scribbles. It’s almost like the artist drew fast, letting the ink blur together. If you like this kind of busy, layered style, check out cross-hatching.

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