The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 8, 2026

A vertically oriented drawing features small, irregular black paintstick marks on a white sheet with torn edges. These textured squiggles and loops are arranged in a loose grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns. The marks extend across the entirety of the surface, separated by relatively even blank spaces. This rhythmic repetition of dense black forms creates a sharp contrast against the bright background.

Cleveland Mural Drawing # 3, November 16-17, 2003

2003

Martin Kline

(American, b. 1961)
America
black paintstick (Intense Carbon Black Series 2 Pigment Stick, linseed oil and natural waxes, R&F Handmade Paints Mfg.)
Sheet: 104 x 66 cm (40 15/16 x 26 in.)
Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro 2005.65
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This drawing was one of three created during a weekend-long demonstration by the artist at the museum in support of the exhibition Drawing Modern: Works from the Agnes Gund Collection.
  • 2003
    Martin Kline (the artist) [1961-], Rhinebeck, NY
    June 6, 2005
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.65