1983
watercolor
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1983 watercolor by Robert Longo, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows two very different scenes stuck together. The top half is a simple, flat building with clean lines and empty windows. The bottom half is a close-up of a man’s face—his eyes are shut, his skin looks pale, and there’s a dark shadow under his nose. The artist scribbled notes in the corners, like *"for character"* and *"many many hours."* It feels like a sketch that got worked on over time, with smudges and layers. Next, check out Robert Longo to see how he mixes drawings like this.
Robert Longo is an American artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician. Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities drawing and print series, which depict sharply dressed men and women…
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