Tendința supremă

Tendința supremă

Marcel Pavel

1950

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

About this work

This sketch shows a person standing with their arms outstretched, holding what looks like a long pole or staff. Their face is blurred, and their body is drawn with quick, uneven lines. The background has rough, jagged shapes that might be trees or rocks, all filled with dense black marks. The artist used a technique where they layered lots of thin, parallel lines to create dark areas—this is called cross-hatching. It gives the drawing a textured, almost scratchy look. Look up cross-hatching to see how other artists use it to build shadows and depth.

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