Untitled

Untitled

Walter De Maria

1963

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows two wavy lines—one red, one blue—on a mostly blank white sheet. The red line sits near the top, while the blue line cuts diagonally from the bottom left to the right side. Both lines are light and sketchy, almost like quick notes. The paper isn’t filled in, which makes the lines feel loose and unfinished. It’s just colored pencil on paper, no extra details. Check out cross-hatching next to see how artists build up lines and shapes.

More by Walter De Maria

Artifact World Gallery — 100,000 artworks Get the app