Untitled

Untitled

Lyonel Feininger

1930

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch shows two sailboats on a flat, wavy line that looks like water. One boat is small and simple, the other is bigger with tall, jagged sails. The background is just a few faint lines for hills or trees. The whole drawing is made with quick ink strokes—no colors, just black on light paper. The boats aren’t detailed, but the sails have lots of crisscrossed lines, almost like a pattern. The artist signed it in the corner with some numbers and letters. If you like this style, check out cross-hatching next.

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