Untitled 1938

This untitled charcoal drawing on paper was made by Lee Krasner at an unknown date. Just looking at it, I can imagine Krasner working on this drawing, perhaps even wrestling with it. The way she's built up these tones—from the dark charcoal lines to the softer, smudged shading—it feels like she's really digging into the forms, trying to find something within them. It's a bit cubist, a bit surreal, but it’s definitely all Krasner. You can see how the objects—the bottles, the fruit—become almost architectural, solid shapes fitting together. It makes me think about the way artists were grappling with representation in the early 20th century, trying to break things down and build them back up in new ways. Like, what does it mean to see, to really see, and how can you show that on a surface? Krasner really challenges our perceptions here, inviting us to look beyond the obvious and discover new relationships between objects and forms. It’s like a quiet conversation between the artist and the viewer, a shared exploration of form and space.