John McCracken

(No title)

1979

Dense cluster of black ink scribbles forming an abstract square on white paper.
Dense cluster of black ink scribbles forming an abstract square on white paper.

John McCracken, (No title), 1979. Pen and ink on paper, sheet: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody 2008.334.4. © Estate of John McCracken

Recto

Not on view

Date
1979

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Accession number
2008.334.4

Credit line
Gift of Beth Rudin DeWoody

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of John McCracken

API
artworks/26836

Part of a series:
(Workbook of 17 drawings)
17 works

Several quick black ink sketches of tall, angular house-like structures and cross-hatched shading.
Dense cluster of short black ink strokes forming an abstract square on white paper.
Dense black ink scribbles cover a white sheet in a chaotic, all-over pattern.
Tangled black ink scribbles form a dense square cluster on a white sheet of paper.
Dense black ink scribbles cover the top two-thirds of a white sheet of paper.
Dense black ink scribbles form a square-like abstract tangle on white paper with signature.
Dense cluster of black ink scribbles forming an abstract square on white paper.
Dense black ink scribbles cover the upper half of a white sheet with a small signature.
Dense, chaotic black pen scribbles form a roughly square mass on a white sheet of paper.
Dense black ink scribbles fill a roughly rectangular area on white paper.


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