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Head of Man

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray tones, earthy, blue, green, violet, purple, black, yellow, red and white. Thick texture, marked strokes, spatula, brush wear and cable support apparent in some regions. Black head expressively represented against background with color area. Face species with broad violet turban buried in the head covering the forehead. Huge, expressive eyes with black pupil represented by brushstroke circular thick, contoured by gray stroke. Nose quadrangular, coarse lips and chin straight. Face partially hidden by the on the right shoulder and arm figure on his side. Background consisting of gray areas in green tones, blue and earthy.

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  • Title: Head of Man
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w63 x h70cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:figure, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1941"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3790
  • Function: Detail of the head of a figure from The Boat [FCO 1201].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1347
Projeto Portinari

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