Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita

Mesquita, Samuel Jessurun de

Dutch, 1868 - 1944

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The image displays a full face portrait of a person facing forward, centered and looking directly at the viewer. The person has defined facial features with strong, linear patterns, a serious expression, deep-set eyes, and a slight frown. They have a soft, youthful facial structure and wear a patterned cap with crisscross lines, as well as a top with a sailor-style collar showing bold stripes. The background is solid dark, contrasting sharply with the light lines defining the person's features and attire.
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, Boy's Head, 1927, woodcut on tissue paper, Gift of Graham Nash, 1977.71.8

Boy's Head

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita · 1927 · woodcut on tissue paper ·  Accession ID  1977.71.8

The image depicts a group of figures shown from the waist up in a vertically oriented composition. The central figure is leaning slightly towards another, with their heads close together. The central figure has facial features outlined with simple lines, including arched eyebrows and downcast eyes, and wears a headscarf colored in a muted blue-green. The hair style of the adjacent figure is curly and dark. Both figures are wrapped in draped garments. Other figures surround the central pair, varying in expression and detail. The background is plain brown textured.
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, Evil-speaking Little Women, 1927, etching with gray, blue and brown wash, Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection, 1983.109.133

Evil-speaking Little Women

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita · 1927 · etching with gray, blue and brown wash ·  Accession ID  1983.109.133