Untitled

Untitled

Willem de Kooning

1967

charcoal

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch is all loose, tangled lines and smudges in black and gray. Two rough, blob-like shapes sit in the middle, with arms and legs drawn as jagged, uneven strokes. The paper is thin, and you can see the light behind it, making the marks look fuzzy. The artist signed it in the corner, but there’s no clear picture here—just raw, messy energy. The charcoal looks like it was applied quickly, almost like scribbles. If you like this wild style, check out scumbling next—it’s a technique that creates similar fuzzy textures.

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