Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by Dóra Maurer. It dates from 1978 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled, a 1978 drawing by Dóra Maurer, is a pencil work on folded paper, currently part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a bifurcated sheet of paper, with one half remaining plain white and the other featuring two dark gray squares divided by a diagonal line, contrasting visual weights and implying duality.
Technique & Style
The dark gray areas are achieved through densely packed, tiny pencil marks, akin to cross-hatching techniques used to create shaded effects. The paper's fold physically separates the two visual states.
History & Provenance
Created in 1978 by Hungarian artist Dóra Maurer, the work is now held in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Dóra Maurer was a Hungarian visual artist associated with conceptual art and geometric abstraction whose career spanned more than five decades.
