Untitled

Untitled

Wolfgang Paalen

1941

crayon

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows two tall, blurred figures standing side by side. Their faces and bodies are barely defined—just rough lines and smudges. The paper is filled with quick, scratchy strokes, like wind or static. The artist used a soft, gray crayon (called *conté*) for a fuzzy, almost ghostly effect. The marks look hurried, like they were drawn fast. Check out Wolfgang Paalen to see more of his abstract work.

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