Untitled
1984
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View on museum website →Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 69.85 × 50.17 cm (27 1/2 × 19 3/4 in.) framed: 137.16 × 106.68 × 5.08 cm (54 × 42 × 2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg
Accession Number
2025.16.43
Art Historical Context
Susan Rothenberg’s 1984 untitled charcoal drawing invites viewers into the intimate scale of works on paper. Measuring roughly 27½ by 19¾ inches, the sheet demonstrates the artist’s command of charcoal’s velvety blacks and soft gradations, allowing bold gestures to coexist with delicate tonal shifts. Created during a period when many artists were returning to figuration after years of minimal and conceptual dominance, the drawing reflects the renewed interest in expressive mark-making that characterized the early 1980s. As a work on paper rather than canvas, this piece highlights Rothenberg’s...