Self-Portrait
1941 · Oil on canvas
32 x 24" (81.3 x 60.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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José Pancetti
Artist
WA-00028821
PaintingGeometric AbstractionFiguration
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The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Why this artist matters now
José Pancetti was a Brazilian painter who reconciled geometric abstraction with observational precision in landscape and still life. Working in Rio de Janeiro during the postwar period, he developed a distinctive sensitivity to light and atmospheric condition through oil and watercolor. His practice bridged modernism and figuration, establishing a formal vocabulary that remained rooted in direct observation while engaging contemporary abstract principles.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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