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Composition in black and white. Contour lines and strokes defining darker area. Friar caricature against dark background. Half-body fat figure, front, with very round face, shaved head with hair cut crown, floppy ears, small and squinty eyes, very wide nose, big lips and fleshy sketching smile. Beard points scattered on the face and chin chin. wears buttoned cassock in front whose beginning is suggested by apparent brushstrokes.

Details

  • Title: Caricature of Friar
  • 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: 1931
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w10 x h12cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:eclesiastic:friar, human figure:man, diverse:caricature
  • Technique: India ink pen , India ink brush
  • Signature: Stamped signature at bottom right edge "Portinari*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 488
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 343” and "Nº 255”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-245

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