Jacobo Fijman drawings, 1950-1970.

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Jacobo Fijman drawings, 1950-1970.

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Pastel, gouache and tempera drawings made by Fijman between 1950 and 1970, during his confinement at an asylum. The majority consist of self-portraits rendered in an expressionist manner with vibrant pastel crayons. Approximately 25 of the drawings are abstract compositions, some of which resemble ink blots. Eight of the drawings are signed on the recto either with the artist's first or last name. Also included is a two page handwritten manuscript by Antonio Vallejo on Fijman's poetry book Molino rojo (1926).

115 drawings ; 28 x 22 cm. or smaller, on sheets 36 x 22 cm. or smaller + 1 manuscript.

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Vallejo, Antonio

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Fijman, Jacobo, 1898-1970

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Argentine poet and artist (born in Bessarabia, Russia in 1898 to Jewish parents; immigrated to Argentina in 1902) who in 1923 joined the modernist group Martin Fierro. Primarily known for his writing, Fijman began publishing his work in 1919. He converted to Catholicism in the late 1920s when affected by a deep religious crisis. Throughout the 1930s, he became increasingly impoverished, playing the violin to support himself. In 1942 Fijman was admitted to the asylum of Jose Borda in Buenos Aires...