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Austerity

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

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  • 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
Projeto Portinari

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