Charming Italian Portrait Drawing of Bolognese Man in Suit by Gaetano Pancaldi, 1940s unusual pitcher commenting on the sort of

commenting on the sort of performativity required of the artist himself--and perhaps any human attempting to assert any sort of "talent" in the world

I'd guess these date from the 1960s

This hatted and bespectacled man reminds me rather of James Joyce--a smart

as documented

--so while the cork in the bottle implies that it might be filled

Charming Italian Portrait Drawing of Bolognese Man in Suit by Gaetano Pancaldi, 1940s unusual pitcher commenting on the sort ofI just love this drawing, not least because of the wonderfully hand cut edges of the paper, making it feel almost like a valentine. Really charming, and even better in person, as it feels so intimate and immediate to hold in ones hands! The smartly suited, kind looking subject I believe is named on the reverse and noted as being of Bologna and indeed he looks 100% Northern Italian, as was the artist, Gaetano Pancaldi (1922 2014), from Piumazzo of