Grand natura morta con la caffetiera

Giorgio Morandi

1933

Etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Morandi's still life is composed entirely of black lines on white paper; yet, he assiduously avoids using any single line to define the contour of any of the depicted objects. Instead he uses the lines to create areas of tone that capture the play of dim light over the ceramic, glass, and metal surfaces of the containers on the table. In this quietly elusive image, the objects seem solid in one moment and spectral in the next. Gallery Not on View Gift of Ruth and Bruce B. Dayton