Untitled

Untitled

Wols

1942

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch looks like a tangled web of lines and shapes. You can barely make out a figure—maybe a person—buried under crisscrossing strokes. Some areas are darker, like ink splatters, while others stay light and airy. The whole thing feels messy but intentional, like scribbles that somehow add up to something. The artist used loose, quick marks instead of clean outlines. It’s almost like the drawing is still in motion, unfinished. The signature in the corner reads *"Wols"*, which is the artist’s name. If you like this style, check out Wols (A. O. Wolfgang Schulze) for more work like this.

More by Wols

Artifact World Gallery — 100,000 artworks Get the app