Pești

Pești

Vintilă Mihăescu

1950

From the collection of Gavrila Simion Eco-Museum Research Institute Tulcea

About this work

This sketch shows two figures tangled together in a chaotic, swirling mass of lines. One person is hunched over, their body twisted and arms wrapped around the other. The second figure is stretched out, limbs spread wide, as if caught in motion. The drawing is all black ink on white paper, with quick, overlapping strokes that make the scene feel frenzied. The artist uses heavy shading and crisscrossed lines to build up dark shapes, giving the figures a sense of weight and struggle. Small dots scattered across the page add texture, almost like a second layer of marks. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching next.

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