Untitled
1945
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1945
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This sketch shows a tall stone tower with a cross on top, attached to a bridge with three arches. Below, two people row a small boat on rough water, while two others stand on the shore near a tree stump. The lines are all drawn in quick, crisscrossed strokes, giving everything a textured, almost scratchy look. The artist used tiny overlapping lines to build up shadows and shapes—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the scene feel both simple and detailed at once. Look up *cross-hatching* to see how other artists use this technique.
