Untitled

Untitled

André Masson

1941

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows strange, lopsided machines with gears, wheels, and spiky bits. Some look like giant lamps or windmills, others like half-built vehicles. In the background, tiny palm trees and a volcano sit in the corner. The lines are all drawn quickly, almost like scribbles. The artist didn’t smooth anything out—just layered marks to build shapes. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists use lines to make shadows.

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