Untitled by Paul Kleinschmidt

Untitled 1919

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print

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amateur sketch

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light pencil work

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ink drawing

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print

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pen sketch

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pencil sketch

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incomplete sketchy

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personal sketchbook

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ink drawing experimentation

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pen-ink sketch

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sketchbook drawing

Dimensions: plate: 23.4 × 19.2 cm (9 3/16 × 7 9/16 in.) sheet: 33.3 × 24.5 cm (13 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

Copyright: National Gallery of Art: CC0 1.0

This untitled print was made by Paul Kleinschmidt at an unknown date. It's all about the line, isn't it? A flurry of dark strokes diving and darting, it's like looking into an agitated dream. The texture is built by these marks, a controlled chaos of lines that suggest form and movement. The horses and riders appear through a screen of energy. I'm drawn to the way the lines thicken and pool in the foreground, creating a sense of depth and weight. It's a bit like de Kooning's sketches, but with a narrative twist. The nervous energy reminds me of Kirchner, but there's also a raw, unpolished quality here that feels distinctly Kleinschmidt's own. What do you make of it?

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