Untitled
1915
charcoal
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1915
charcoal
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This sketch shows a city street with a big bridge arching over it. The buildings on either side are drawn in sharp, angular lines, like stacked blocks. People walk below, tiny and simple, under the dark arches. The artist used lots of crisscrossed lines to fill in shadows—it looks almost like woven fabric. The bridge’s arches are the main focus, but the buildings lean in odd ways, like they’re not quite straight. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how this shading trick works.
