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Head of Woman

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white tones. Contour lines and loose. Profile of a woman's head to the left. Figure with the front and contoured to the height of the neck, thin eyebrows, eyes and mouth suggested represented hair with some wavy lines. All over her face, radiant lines and in front of the forehead and nose, parallel straight lines. Plain background.

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  • Title: Head of Woman
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w6 x h11cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5660
  • Notes: Work executed on back of a letter to Portinari from María Rosa Oliver [CO 3743].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4029
Projeto Portinari

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