Untitled
| Artist | Rubens Gerchman (Brazilian, 1942 - 2008) |
|---|---|
| Title | Untitled |
| Date | Ca. 1965 |
| Medium | Watercolor and gouache over charcoal on paper |
| Dimensions | Image: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 10 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (26.7 × 34.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Artist, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 65.85 |
| This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request. | |
A series of rounded shapes are layered on top of and crowded in with each other. Most have been demarcated with thick black lines of gouache, but splashes of yellow, red, and blue watercolors shine through.
Rubens Gerchman, a major figure in the Brazilian art world of the 1960s, gifted this mixed-media work to Indiana University in conjunction with a festival of Brazilian arts and culture. Although abstract, the composition’s repetitive, egg-shaped pattern is suggestive of heads in a crowd of people, aligning with Gerchman’s primary subject: the lives
of ordinary people in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Untitled | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=65.85