Figures and Horses

Discussion

FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Seeking refuge from the First World War in Brooklyn, Pascin and his companion at the time, the French painter Hermine David, toured the South and traveled around the Caribbean, visiting Mexico and Cuba. While David's work mainly focused on landscapes, he took an exoticized view of local people. The energy conveyed by this hastily sketched drawing befits the bustling street scene: a woman is talking to a child, a prostitute confronts a potential client, and several men are engaged in a discussion.

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