Untitled
1976
charcoal
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1976
charcoal
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1976 charcoal by Yvonne Jacquette, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows a cityscape from above, all in gray charcoal. You can see winding roads, clusters of buildings, and patches of trees and fields. A river cuts through the middle, with bridges crossing it. The lines are tight and detailed, almost like a map but with shading to show depth. The artist used tiny, overlapping strokes to build up the shapes—this is called *scumbling*. It makes the whole scene look both precise and slightly fuzzy, like looking down from a high window. Look up *scumbling* to see how artists use it for texture.
