The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Untitled
1976
(Argentinian, 1920–2013)
Sheet: 21.6 x 16.8 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)
Jo Hershey Selden Fund 2019.171
© León Ferrari
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
In the year that this drawing was made, León Ferrari left Argentina in political exile and was unable to return for nearly two decades.Description
León Ferrari worked at a time of great political upheaval in his native Argentina. In response to this turmoil, the artist created the series of drawings to which this work belongs, which he termed “written paintings.” He used marks that resembled handwriting but were illegible upon closer examination. Suggesting the experience of artistic expression under a repressive regime, the drawings frustrate the viewer’s attempt to “read” them.- 1976-2013Studio of the artist2013-2019Estate of the artist, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH through Sicardi Ayers Bacino, Houston, TXSeptember 9, 2019The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
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