5 Arbeiter mit einen Karren (5 Workers with a Cart) 1925

Theodore Milton Fried made "5 Workers with a Cart" with what looks like ink on paper. The cross-hatching is pretty wild – like the artist was really feeling the weight and strain of these laborers. It's all about process, right? You can almost see Fried wrestling with the image, trying to capture the energy and effort of these figures. Looking at the way he's built up the forms with these frantic lines, you get a real sense of the physical struggle. The lines aren't just describing shapes; they're creating a feeling, like you can almost feel the sweat and grit. I keep coming back to the wheel of the cart, it's not static or stuck, it's actively rolling forward, pushing ahead. This reminds me of Kollwitz's prints. Like Fried, she wasn't afraid to get messy and raw to convey the struggles of working-class people. Art isn't about pretty pictures; it's about digging into the messy stuff and trying to make sense of it.