Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a graphite drawing by Pavel Tchelitchew. It dates from 1953 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Pavel Tchelitchew's 1953 drawing, Untitled, is a colored pencil work on colored paper held in The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Technique & Style
The artist layered colored pencil marks to achieve a luminous effect, creating a complex web of intersecting lines that shift as the viewer looks. Bright colors against a dark background produce a sense of energy.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing's abstract forms, achieved through crisscrossing lines, blur into one another, making it difficult to discern distinct shapes or a clear representation.
Artist & collection
Artist
Pavel Fyodorovich Tchelitchew ( Che-LIT-chev; Russian: Па́вел Фёдорович Чели́щев) (3 October 1898 – 31 July 1957) was a Russian-born surrealist painter, set designer and costume designer.
