Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by George Grosz. It dates from 1918 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a drawing by George Grosz, created in 1918 using ink and pencil on paper. It is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a jarring assembly of figures, including a soldier, a skeleton, and various individuals with ambiguous expressions and actions. The skeleton appears to gesture towards a group of arguing men, contributing to an atmosphere of unease and disorder.
Technique & Style
Grosz employed rapid, sketchy lines to convey a sense of chaos and disorder in the composition. The use of ink and pencil on paper allowed for expressive and spontaneous mark-making.
Context
The work's themes and style are characteristic of Grosz's early 20th-century avant-garde practice, which often critiqued societal norms and politics.
Artist & collection
Artist
George Grosz was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s.
