1970
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1970 graphite by Robert Smithson, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch looks like a rough, oval shape with quick pencil lines. Inside, there’s a tangle of short, crisscrossing strokes—like a ball of tangled thread or maybe a nest. Around the edges, some jagged, leaf-like shapes stick out unevenly. The artist used lots of tiny lines packed together to fill the center. It’s not polished; it feels fast and a little messy, like a doodle that got bigger. If you like this style, check out cross-hatching next.
Robert Smithson was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation to the spatial arts.
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