Untitled

Untitled

Vasili Elkin

1928

graphite

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This collage shows a tall, skinny figure made from cut-up newspaper and paper scraps. The arms stretch out like a bridge or scaffold, with buildings and text pasted over them. The face is a small photo of a man in a cap, surrounded by more printed bits. Bold red lines and blocks of text—some in Russian—cut across the image. The figure’s body is built from overlapping layers of type and sketches, giving it a rough, industrial feel. The word "ПРОМИЗВО" (likely "Promizvo," meaning "industrial") stands out in red letters. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists build texture with lines.

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