Untitled
1939
crayon
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1939
crayon
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1939 crayon by Scottie Wilson, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows two big, colorful flowers made of tight, crisscrossed lines. The petals are packed with tiny ink strokes in blues, greens, reds, and yellows. Leaves and vines twist around the flowers, also filled with the same hatching pattern. In the center, a small bird sits on a branch, looking calm. The artist used a lot of ink to build up the colors and shapes—no paint, just pen and crayon. The flowers look almost three-dimensional because of how the lines layer together. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how this technique works in other art.
Scottie Wilson, born Louis Freeman, was a Scottish, Jewish, outsider artist known particularly for his highly detailed style.
See the richer artist page
