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Χωρίς τίτλο/ Αντίγραφο έργου του Pablo Picasso

Χωρίς τίτλο/ Αντίγραφο έργου του Pablo Picasso, by Ivan Kliun, 1918
Χωρίς τίτλο/ Αντίγραφο έργου του Pablo Picasso, by Ivan Kliun, 1918

Χωρίς τίτλο/ Αντίγραφο έργου του Pablo Picasso is a drawing by Ivan Kliun. It dates from 1918 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

About this work

This drawing shows a simple, geometric shape.
It's a copy of a work by Pablo Picasso. Ivan Kliun made this drawing to study and understand the Cubist style, possibly as a tribute to the Cubist artists.
He used this exercise to learn from artists like Picasso and Georges Braque, and you can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Kliun, Ivan (1873-1943)

Overview

This drawing is a copy of a work by Pablo Picasso, created by Ivan Kliun as an exercise in understanding Cubism.

Subject & Meaning

The drawing depicts a simple geometric shape, analyzed from multiple viewpoints simultaneously, a characteristic of Cubist art.

Technique & Style

Kliun's work reflects the Cubist style, specifically the Analytical Cubism phase, where artists broke down objects into geometric forms and muted colors to emphasize structure over color.

History & Provenance

Kliun produced a series of drawings copying works by major Cubist artists, including Picasso, Braque, Léger, and Gris, likely to study their techniques.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Ivan Kliun

Artist

Ivan Kliun

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…