Untitled

Untitled

Lionel Maunz

2016

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing shows a person sitting inside a small, boxy metal room with a glass window. The space looks cramped, with a metal ladder and a bucket on the floor. Outside, a plain wall and a metal railing frame the scene. The artist used only black and white to show light and shadow, making the metal look cold and hard. The person inside seems to be resting or waiting, but their face is blurred. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark like this.

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