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Caricature of Dona Dominga

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green and white. Fast contour lines defining caricature. Back woman caricature, occupying the central area of ​​the composition, against plain background. The caricatured is obese, he has suggested the head, very broad back and cue arms along the body. In the middle of the back waist suggesting horizontal line from where two lines that demarcate the buttocks and hips voluminous. Legs represented by almost triangular mass, wider in the region where the skirt ends tapering toward what would be the feet.

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  • Title: Caricature of Dona Dominga
  • 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: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20.5 x h26.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman, diverse:caricature
  • Technique: fountain pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4368
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3814
Projeto Portinari

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