Pacto andino (Andean Pact)
Beatriz González
Colombian, 1938–2026
1980
A small pencil drawing that quietly records five formally sashed figures in a diplomatic ceremony, using quick observation to turn a public ritual into an intimate study.
What strikes you is the spare economy of faint, restless lines—the torn notebook edge, the loosely rendered faces and off‑balance poses—that reduces an official spectacle to a group of awkward, human bodies.
Working from political imagery like a visual journalist, González compresses media spectacle into a modest, humanizing portrait that exemplifies Latin American artists’ efforts to examine and demystify public power and ceremony.
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
6 x 9" (15.2 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the artist in honor of the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Accession
9.2010.2
Palette
Exhibitions
