Portrait head studies of Dr. Pedro Leão Veloso, chairman of the Brazilian delegation to the United Nations
Date
1946Medium
Black and sanguine pastel on paper mounted on board with framing lines in graphiteCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
5 x 6 1/2 in.Description & Inscriptions
[top left of drawing in graphite]: Dr. Pedro Leao Velloso [sic] --; [lower left in graphite]: V.O.; [bottom right in graphite]: Brazil; [lower right in graphite]: P199
Of Veloso, Oakley wrote, “An impressive person of mature years and experience in the ways of the world, his features indicate a long line of distinguished forebears. It is an antique profile, somewhat Dantesque; his polished dome reflects the lights of the ceiling in the Council Room in a veritable constellation: he shines crowned with stars.”
Of Veloso, Oakley wrote, “An impressive person of mature years and experience in the ways of the world, his features indicate a long line of distinguished forebears. It is an antique profile, somewhat Dantesque; his polished dome reflects the lights of the ceiling in the Council Room in a veritable constellation: he shines crowned with stars.”
