Untitled

Untitled

Ivan Kudriashov

1915

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch is all loose, tangled lines. You see two figures standing side by side, but they’re barely there—just quick strokes that suggest shapes, not real people. Behind them, a building with a sign that looks like the number "30" sits crooked, with wavy lines for windows and walls. The whole thing feels like it’s drawn in a hurry, with scribbles everywhere. The paper looks old and worn, like the artist worked it hard. The lines overlap so much it’s hard to tell where one ends and another begins. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists build up dark areas with layers of lines.

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