Artwork

Untitled

Untitled, by Carl Andre, 1963
Untitled, by Carl Andre, 1963

Untitled is a drawing by Carl Andre. It dates from 1963 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

About this work

Overview

Untitled is a 1963 work by Carl Andre, held at The Museum of Modern Art. It is a typewritten drawing on paper.

Technique & Style

The work features a grid of evenly spaced dots, created using a typewriter. The dots are uniform in size, forming straight horizontal lines across a light background, evoking the appearance of graph paper filled with punctuation marks.

Subject & Meaning

The mechanical pattern of dots conveys a sense of precision and repetition, exploring the relationship between everyday objects and art.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Carl Andre

Artist

Carl Andre

Carl Andre was an American minimalist artist recognized for his ordered linear and grid format sculptures. His sculptures range from large public artworks, to large interior works exhibited on the floor, to small intimate works.

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