Rauschenberg combined drawing materials like graphite with paint on unconventional rough textile surfaces, creating works with a similar raw tactile quality and layered materiality found in this burlap piece.

Twombly's integration of graphite marks and gestural acrylic paint into emotionally evocative surfaces mirrors the nostalgic and atmospheric sensibility of this work combining drawing and painting on a coarse ground.

Barceló frequently works with acrylic and mixed media on rough burlap and canvas supports, building up textured surfaces with a similar raw organic materiality and expressive emotional resonance seen in this piece.