Untitled

Untitled

Jannis Kounellis

1975

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a small, empty room with rough pencil lines. A chair sits alone in the corner, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling. The walls are bare, and a window with shutters lets in faint light. The artist used quick, sketchy strokes to suggest space instead of detail. It feels like a snapshot of a moment, not a finished drawing. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.

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