Mid-Century Pastel Brazilian Landscape by Tatiana McKinney - 2 of 2 tiny animals and a vertical radial around

and a vertical radial around the bottom

where she held happenings and exhibitions

The paint is a rich brick red with gold on top--a few chips in it here and there

its character unfolding across 360 degrees

Mid-Century Pastel Brazilian Landscape by Tatiana McKinney - 2 of 2 tiny animals and a vertical radial aroundThis is one of a pair of large c. 1950s pastel drawings by Tatiana McKinney (1909 2008) I have in the shop and they are both truly luminous. In a lush palette of soft greens, blues, grays and black, both render mountainous Brazilian landscapes in a manner that feels extremely confident and entirely resolved these really have gravitas, and would command any space in which they are hung. Really, really nice. McKinney grew up in Russia, where she studied