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Composition in black and white. Quick and shading features. Old head in the center of the support area, against plain background. The figure is nearly edge-on to the left, has an oval face creased enough, long hair represented by a few strokes, high and broad forehead, eyes surrounded by wrinkles funds. Severe face. Hooked nose, lips closed and representation beard and mustache. Areas with shadows sharp on the right.

Details

  • Title: Austerity
  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w11.5 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: crayon
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2513
  • Notes: Work executed on page of autograph book.
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para Maria Zelia lembrança de Portinari Araxa 1952”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3031

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