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PALANCA (PEDRO PALANCA 1968-2014)
Handsome Devil. Pencil and pastel on paper. 254x165 mm; 10x6½ inches. Signed, titled, and dated in pastel, lower left recto. 2002.
Provenance: private collection, California.
Peruvian artist "Palanca" is known for his peculiar homo-fetish art, much of which involves male bare feet. His early cartoon work about the fictional company "Dumbrella" became a jumping-off point to the broader genre of underground erotic drawings and comics. An ambitious self-promoter, by his mid-20s, he developed his pseudonym of Palanca (which means "lever" or "gear shift"), moved to Los Angeles, and made connections in the erotic and gay art circles there, most notably through the Tom of Finland Foundation, who honored him with a Tom's Award in 2007. Palanca's drawings have been published in European and American magazines including FootScene, Sneerzine, Honcho, and Inches.
