UNTITLED (FIGURATIVE)

DeNiro, Robert Sr. (1922-1993)

Charcoal and Pastel on Paper

1955

Poindexter Collection

X1967.04.04

This is a portrait of two or three figures sitting in an indefinate space delineated through architectural elements. It is primarily done in charcoal contour line on a cream colored paper, though it has trace elements of pastel color sitting under the topmost layers, traces of yellow, orange and slight red with a white line that is intermittent and the most visible of the under colors. The central figure is the most defined, though the furthest from the viewer, sitting contemplatively judging from the posture and posed with head resting on an upraised arm. This figure is surrounded by half dozen or so starburst shapes that may be patterning on fabric, such as on a quilt or blanket. The remaining forms are indefinate.