Untitled
1914
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Vladimir Mayakovsky
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian poet, playwright, artist, and actor.
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ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1914 ink by Vladimir Mayakovsky, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This image shows two wild, cartoonish scenes with exaggerated characters. The top picture has a big, red-clad figure on a horse charging at a line of stiff soldiers in matching uniforms. The bottom scene is even stranger: a man on a horse whips a bunch of cats and dogs into chaos, with one cat mid-air like it’s flying. The artist used bold colors and silly shapes to make a point—maybe about war or power. The text below each scene is in Russian, hinting at humor or satire. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists print bold, graphic images like this.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian poet, playwright, artist, and actor.
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