Untitled
1946
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1946
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This sketch shows two figures tangled together in loose, fast lines. One person leans forward, their head tilted back, while the other wraps around them like a cloak. The paper has a warm tint, and the ink looks scratchy, almost like scribbles. The artist used lots of tiny parallel lines to build up dark shapes—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the drawing a rough, textured feel, like you’re seeing shadows through a mesh. Try looking up cross-hatching next to see how other artists used this technique.