Untitled
1918
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1918
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This sketch shows a chaotic crowd of people in rough, jagged lines. Some figures are reaching upward, others are hunched or falling. The scene looks dark, with only a few faint shapes in the background—maybe buildings or trees. The lines are scratchy and uneven, like someone drew fast without smoothing out the pencil strokes. The artist used a technique that lets ink sit on a flat stone before pressing paper onto it. That’s how the lines got that slightly fuzzy, textured look. Try looking up lithography to see how it works.