Untitled

Untitled

Tristan Tzara

1936

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This sketch is full of quick, loose ink lines on orange-brown paper. There are small drawings of people—some standing, one dancing, another walking with a basket. Faces are exaggerated, with big noses and wide eyes, some looking surprised or sad. A few objects like a bottle and a mask are scattered around. The artist used simple lines to show emotion and movement, almost like doodles. The style feels fast, like they were drawing ideas instead of perfect shapes. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.

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