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Head of Woman
Candido Portinari1950
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and brown. Moose lines. Female Head occupying almost the entire area of the composition. 3/4 head turned to the left and up, thin face, hair combed represented by a few strokes back and split in half. Testa wide, thin, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, long nose, thin lips closed and chin. Sees the start of the neck.
Details
- 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: 1950
- Physical Dimensions: w21.5 x h30.5cm 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: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 1950"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 2504
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2892
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