Soldier in Tram
1941
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1941
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Soldier in Tram is a 1941 by Daniel Moiseiwitsch, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a man’s face in profile, looking serious, with thick lines marking his features. Behind him, a window opens to a street scene: a tram, buildings, and people walking. The lines crisscross everywhere, even on the man’s coat and the window frame, creating shadows and texture. The artist used tiny, overlapping lines to build up the darks and lights—this is called cross-hatching. It makes the drawing look almost three-dimensional, like you could reach in and touch the fabric or the tram’s metal. Check out how cross-hatching works in other art to see more examples.
A pen and ink drawing on card by Daniel Moiseiwitsch from 1941 depicts a soldier seated inside a tram. Through the driver's window, the street and tram lines are visible ahead. In the background, another tram is seen approaching from the opposite direction.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Daniel Moiseiwitsch made wartime scenes in ink and watercolour. In *Soldier in Tram* and *London Street* he captured civilians and soldiers caught in the rhythms of a city at war, rendered in quick, precise lines that…
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