Untitled

Untitled

Vaclav Vytlacil

1937

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From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This drawing is all sharp black lines and flat shapes. You see two big overlapping forms—one looks like a person sitting, the other like a chair or table. The background is crisscrossed with jagged lines, almost like a cage or a web. There’s no color, just black and white, with some areas filled in with a rough, textured look. The artist signed it in the corner, but it’s hard to tell what’s really happening here. The lines don’t follow normal rules—everything’s tilted and broken up. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how it’s made.

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