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Study for "Three Dimensional Construction", by Ivan Kliun, 1918

Study for "Three Dimensional Construction"

Ivan Kliun

1918

From the collection of Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

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Overview

Study for "Three Dimensional Construction" is a 1918 by Ivan Kliun, held at Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus.

Who painted this?
Ivan Kliun
When & what style?
1918
Where can I see it?
Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

About this work

This drawing shows lines and shapes in a simple composition. It's a study for a three-dimensional construction. The artist was likely experimenting with different ways to create depth and volume. The drawing has a lot of empty space, which makes the lines and shapes stand out. This empty space might be a way to show that the artist was thinking about how to fill a three-dimensional space. To learn more about this kind of drawing, look up the technique of cross-hatching.

About the artist

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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…

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