Untitled
- Artist: Peter Doig
- Date: 2008
- Medium: Oil paint on paper
- Dimensions: support: 353 x 247 mm
- Museum: Tate Modern
- Collection record: Tate Modern website
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About this artwork
This is “Untitled” by Peter Doig. Created in 2008, it’s a quick, gestural study in oil on paper, about a man’s face and body. Doig’s hand is loose, almost sketch‑like, yet it pulls you into a mood of quiet intimacy. The work feels like a snapshot taken in a studio, a moment of contemplation that’s both personal and universal. It was first shown in the 2013–2014 loan‑out “No Foreign Lands”, traveling from Edinburgh to Montreal before landing here. The artist himself presented it in 2013, making it a very direct dialogue between creator and viewer. In a nutshell, it’s a compact, expressive portrait that invites you to feel the pulse behind the paint, a subtle reminder that the figure can still surprise you even in a single brushstroke.
See it in person
Untitled is in the collection of Tate Modern on Bankside, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
