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Aunt of Braz Cubas

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. Head of front woman, 3/4 turned to the left. She has a long face, curly short hair with big ribbon on top of the head, thin eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, long nose, lips closed and long neck. Sees early round clothing collar. Plain background.

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  • Title: Aunt of Braz Cubas
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1943
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4519
  • Inscription: Inscription in middle of bottom half "Tia de Braz Cubas”
  • Function: Illustration no. 5 for the book “Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas,” by Machado de Assis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1833
Projeto Portinari

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