Untitled
1994
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View on museum website →Medium
brush and blue ink on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 33.1 x 31.3 cm (13 1/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2007.6.268
Art Historical Context
Behold *Untitled*, a captivating 1994 drawing by American artist Robert Lobe, crafted with brush and blue ink on wove paper. Measuring 33.1 x 31.3 cm, this intimate work exemplifies the quiet power of drawing as a medium for exploration and abstraction. Lobe, known for his precise yet fluid line work, employs the brush to create dynamic marks in vivid blue ink, allowing for both controlled gestures and spontaneous flows on the smooth surface of wove paper—a favored support for its even texture and ink absorption. Created in the mid-1990s, amid a resurgence of interest in process-oriented cont...