Commanding/Cowering, 1960s Peter Passuntino Pastel and Charcoal and Drawing of Three Figures vintage spokeshave the soluble version of Prussian

the soluble version of Prussian blue can be used as a dye used to detect iron in tissue sections

but think it's a beauty

and he looks to me like he is shrugging

but they remain in good condition overall

Commanding/Cowering, 1960s Peter Passuntino Pastel and Charcoal and Drawing of Three Figures vintage spokeshave the soluble version of PrussianI find this quite a strong and affecting drawing, one of a handful I've purchased by artist Peter Passuntino (b. Chicago, 1936), dating the 1960s. I find his drawings quite potent; ambiguous but highly charged, seeming to portray psychological states as well as interpersonal dynamics, including exertions of power and expressions of vulnerability and feeling pretty archetypal as they do. Unsigned and undated, but I know from others in the group c. late