Artist Monograph

José Leonilson, Brazilian

Brazilian, 1957–1993

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	4	57.1%
Acrylic Painting	1	14.3%
Oil Painting	1	14.3%
Drawing	1	14.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	5	71.4%
Painting & Sculpture	2	28.6%

Classification Types

Drawing — 5
Painting — 1
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	100%

Range: 30.4 cm → 39.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1999	5
2001	1
2017	1

Brazilian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
The Japanese Woman Painting Acc. 564.2017	1988	Acrylic on canvas	41 5/16 x 61" (105 x 155 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Juan Yarur
Desire is a Blue Lake (O desejo é um lago azul) Drawing Acc. 135.1999	1989	Watercolor and ink on paper	12 1/2 x 9 3/8" (31.9 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Friends of Contemporary Drawing
Men with Their Own Attentions (Os homens com suas próprias atenções) Drawing Acc. 136.1999	1989	Watercolor and ink on paper	12 1/2 x 9 3/8" (32 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Friends of Contemporary Drawing
To Make Your Soul Close to Me Drawing Acc. 137.1999	1989	Watercolor and ink on paper	12 1/2 x 9 3/8" (31.9 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate
Sunset, Earthquake, Loneliness Drawing Acc. 138.1999	1990	Ink and metallic color on paper	11 7/8 x 8 7/8" (30.4 x 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist's estate
34 with Scars Sculpture Acc. 1144.2001	1991	Acrylic, embroidery thread, and plastic tacks on voile	16 1/8 x 12 3/16" (41 x 31 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Carmen Bezerra Dias in memory of Theodorino Torquato Dias
I Am Your Man (Sou seu homem) Drawing Acc. 139.1999	1992	Watercolor and ink on paper	9 x 12" (22.8 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Friends of Contemporary Drawing