1927
graphite
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1927 graphite by Ivan Kliun, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This drawing shows simple shapes stacked in a strange way. There’s a pitcher with a handle and spout, a cup, and a vase, all drawn with clean, flat lines. The shapes overlap but don’t quite line up, like they’re floating. The artist used just pencil on paper, keeping it light and sketchy. No shading or color—just basic lines to show the forms. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build shapes with lines.
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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