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Head of Mulatto Man

Candido Portinari1934

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Tangled lines and shading. mulatto Head Study, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support, against a white background with smooth lines, marking frame. The figure is from the front, slightly turned to the right: does oval head, pixains hair, narrow forehead, thick eyebrows, wide apart, slanted eyes, and turned to the right, wide and short nose, very thick lips, short chin and rounded . You see the beginning of the wide neck. Might falling from the right of the composition, creating shaded areas on the left side of the figure represented by short dashes in the form of semicircles.

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  • Title: Head of Mulatto 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: 1934
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w29.3 x h43.4cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:mulatto, human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 934"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3335
  • Inscription: Dedication at bottom right "PARA O MARIO DE ANDRADE, COM A AMIZADE E ADMIRAÇÃO DO PORTINARI SAO PAULO 1935”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-451
Projeto Portinari

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