Ladle c. 1936

Angelo Bulone made this drawing of a ladle, rendered in brown and beige tones with what looks like graphite or charcoal. I’m thinking about the process of mark-making here, the layering of tones to build up the form of the object. I'm wondering, was he interested in the details of the ladle, its shape and texture? Or maybe it’s about the light and shadow playing across the surface? The rendering of the carved face at the end of the handle feels both precise and a bit dreamlike. It's interesting how artists like Bulone and others use the act of painting to explore and understand the world around them, each adding their own voice to the ongoing conversation of art history, you know?