Untitled

Untitled

Carlo Carrà

1944

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows three simple objects on a rough, textured surface. A pitcher sits upright beside a shallow bowl, both with smooth curves. A knife with a wooden handle lies flat, its blade pointing toward the bowl. The lines are loose but careful, giving a sense of weight and shape without much detail. The artist used a technique that lets them press ink onto stone, then scrape it off to create the image. This makes the lines look slightly uneven, like hand-drawn marks. Look up lithography to see how this printing method works.

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