Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by Carroll Dunham. It dates from 2003 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 2003 drawing by American artist Carroll Dunham, created with pencil on paper. The work is characterized by its simplicity and lack of finish.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a nude figure, focusing on the backside and a long arm, amidst faint pencil lines suggesting shapes or walls. The sparse, unelaborated representation leaves interpretation open.
Technique & Style
Dunham's use of pencil on paper results in a light, sketchy quality. The work's unfinished appearance is underscored by the absence of detail or color, with only a date, '3/29/03', annotated in the corner.
History & Provenance
The drawing is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection. It reflects Dunham's long-standing practice, begun in the late 1970s, of moving between abstraction and figuration across different mediums.
Artist & collection
Artist
Carroll Dunham (born November 5, 1949) is an American painter. Working since the late 1970s, Dunham's career reached critical renown in the 1980s when he first exhibited with Baskerville + Watson, a decade during which…
