Untitled

Untitled

Kazimir Malevich

1911

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows a person sitting on a chair, but the body is made of sharp, overlapping shapes. The head is just a circle with a few lines, and the hands and feet look like blocks. The lines are dark and jagged, with no smooth curves. The drawing feels like it’s in motion, even though it’s still. The artist used simple shapes to show the body, almost like a puzzle. This style is called lithography, a printing method that lets artists draw directly on stone.

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