Untitled
1934
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1934
graphite
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1934 graphite by Giorgio de Chirico, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a man in a suit sitting on a barrel, looking down. Next to him, a woman with short hair leans on a patterned bench. Behind them, a curved staircase with ropes as railings leads up to a shadowy archway. The top left corner has a wobbly, half-finished drawing of a hat. The pencil lines are light but precise, with some areas filled in by tiny parallel marks. This is called *cross-hatching*—it builds up dark tones by layering lines. Look up *cross-hatching* next to see how artists use it.
