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Bahian Woman with Tray

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. It depicts Bahia with board and girl. The woman is at the center of the train in front, hands on a board. She has an oval face, large almond-shaped eyes, thin nose and lips closed. wears turban, hoop earrings, sleeveless blouse, skirt, coast of cloth over the on the left shoulder, played to the right side of the trunk, bracelets on both arms and bracelet on his on the left arm. The board is rectangular and is supported by supporting cross-beams. On the left, crouching girl, embracing both legs with arms, facing the woman, has suggested facial features, long neck and shoulder length hair. wears short-sleeved dress and is barefoot. On the right, a low stove. Plain background.

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  • Title: Bahian Woman with Tray
  • 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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w50 x h35cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:popular types:Baiana, human figure:child:girl, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari Montevideo 1948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4685
  • Function: Study for the painting “Bahian Woman” [FCO 3306]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2689
Projeto Portinari

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