1933
ink
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1933 ink by Balthus, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows two figures in a dim room. One person stands by a window, arms raised slightly, wearing a long dress. The other sits on a chair, leaning back with one arm resting on the back. The floor has a rough, textured look, and the walls feel empty except for a door frame. The artist used lots of quick, crisscrossed lines to fill in shadows and shapes—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the drawing a scratchy, almost nervous feel. Check out how cross-hatching works in other sketches next.
Balthasar Klossowski, also known as Balthus, was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of young girls, and the dreamlike quality of his imagery.
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