Untitled

Untitled

Nikolai Kul'bin

1914

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch looks like a quick, loose drawing of scattered sticks and branches. The lines are rough and uneven, with some purple shading added here and there. A few shapes lean against each other, while others float alone on the page. The artist used woodcut lines for the main shapes, then added watercolor for the purple tones. It feels like a fast, sketchy moment caught on paper. If you like this style, check out watercolor to see how artists mix it with other techniques.

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