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Caricature of Man

Candido Portinari1956-04

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Quick strokes. Caricature of full body man, against plain background. Figure standing in front with sharply rounded head, balding, jug ears. wear round-rimmed glasses, has straight and closed minora. Wears suit and tie, has his on the right hand in his pants pocket and on the left arm raised with hand up. In the lower on the right corner of the drawing, woman's face sketch, upside down, scrawled.

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  • Title: Caricature of 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: 1956-04
  • Physical Dimensions: w13 x h26cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man, diverse:caricature
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 485
  • Notes: Work executed on menu from ship Augustus.
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 222” and "Nº 292”.
  • Function: The caricature is of the physician from the ship “Augustus,” on which Portinari traveled in 1956
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3882
Projeto Portinari

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