1925
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1925 graphite by Ivan Kliun, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch looks like a loose, scribbly floor plan. You see walls, doors, and a big circle that might be a room or a chair. Lines overlap in messy ways—some thick, some faint. A few small shapes look like furniture or people, but they’re not clear. The paper has a grid underneath, like graph paper. The artist used light pencil strokes to build up shapes. Some lines are just hints, while others are solid. It feels like a quick draft, not a finished drawing. If you like this style, check out cross-hatching next.
Ivan Vasilievich Kliun, or Klyun, born Klyunkov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Клюн; 1 September 1873, in Bolshiye Gorky, Petushinsky District – 13 December 1943, in Moscow) was a Russian Avant-Garde painter, sculptor and…
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