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Head of Girl

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in white tones, blue, black, red, green. Rough texture. Girl figure on white background. Turned slightly girl's head to the right. Hair suggested by several wavy lines in black, falling at the shoulders. Polychrome face in shades of white, blue, red, green. Delineated eyebrows, blue-green eyes, nose outlined boring, thick red lips and parted. Large round face, thick neck. Black line around the neck suggesting dress neckline. Shoulders in black lines. Blue touches around the figure.

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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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w21.8 x h24.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: monotype
  • Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 932
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2080
Projeto Portinari

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