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Head of Girl

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, orange, red, blue, rose, and green earthy. Contour lines, quick strokes, zigzag, crisscross. Girl's head on white background. The girl is from the front, has black, straight, short, with bangs and red bow on her head, black, thin, arched eyebrows, round blue eyes facing forward, long and irregular eyelashes, traits in earthy tone in upper eyelids. Suggested nose, thin closed lips, chin indicated by thin line. Face slightly squared. Around the neck, parallel lines zigzag and red bow in front. White background.

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  • Title: Head of Girl
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w30 x h42cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: crayon, color crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1842
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3475
Projeto Portinari

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