Untitled
1964
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1964
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1964 graphite by Robert Whitman, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing looks messy on purpose. There are four big black blobs scattered across a light background. Some small black lines float near them. The edges of the blobs are fuzzy, like they were smudged. The paper has patches of yellow and white, as if light is shining unevenly. The artist used simple shapes but made them feel alive. The blobs don’t match anything real—they’re just marks. The smudges make them look soft, even though they’re drawn with pencil. Check out cross-hatching next to see how artists use lines to create texture.
