Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a gouache drawing by Jacques Lipchitz. It dates from 1941 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a mixed-media drawing by Jacques Lipchitz, created in 1941, featuring two entwined figures. The work is held at The Museum of Modern Art.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts two bulky, twisting figures with hidden faces, suggesting a struggle or wrestling match. Their rough, uneven forms are conveyed through thick black lines and splashes of color.
Technique & Style
Lipchitz employed a range of media, including ink, red chalk, gouache, and pencil, to achieve a dynamic, expressive effect. Quick, gestural strokes and scribbles build up the figures' shapes, while the background features a light, textured beige tone with red streaks.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jacques Lipchitz was a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after which naturalist and descriptive elements were…
