Howard Tangye

Howard Tangye’s drawings fill the page with spare, rhythmic lines. The two works here—both untitled—date from the 1970s and show a hand that moves quickly, leaving flat fields of hatching and occasional empty loops that suggest the body without describing it. The style belongs to the looser side of late-century figure drawing, where the artist trusts the viewer to finish the image. Tap into Tangye’s Untitled (1970s, Drawing) to see how a few strokes can carry the weight of a pose.