1918
ink
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1918 ink by Mario Sironi, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This sketch shows a person in a dark, baggy outfit lifting a heavy weight—maybe a sack or a tool—over their head. The lines are rough and fast, like quick pencil strokes. In the background, there’s a faint shape of another person riding in what looks like a cart or a wagon. The artist used thin, crisscrossed lines to build up shadows and texture, especially on the person’s clothes. It’s all drawn on graph paper, making the lines look even sharper. If you like this style, check out cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create depth.
Mario Sironi was an Italian Modernist artist who was active as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, and designer. His typically somber paintings are characterized by massive, immobile forms.
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