Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by Terry Winters. It dates from 1999 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1999 drawing by Terry Winters, executed in a combination of ink, graphite, colored pencil, and felt-tip pen on paper. It is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing's subject is abstract, comprising a dense, tangled network of lines without a discernible image or narrative. The layered marks suggest complexity and depth.
Technique & Style
Winters employs varied line qualities—sharp, precise, rough, and wobbly—creating a sense of visual tension. Thin, colored accents of red and blue peek through the dominant beige paper, adding subtle chromatic depth to the predominantly black linework.
History & Provenance
Created in 1999, the work is held in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art, though specific acquisition details are not provided here.
Context
The piece relates to techniques like cross-hatching, emphasizing layered, expressive mark-making over representational clarity.
Artist & collection
Artist
Terry Winters is an American painter, draughtsman, and printmaker whose nuanced approach to the process of painting has addressed evolving concepts of spatiality and expanded the concerns of abstract art.
