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Caricature of Maria

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and blue. Contour lines and loose strokes. Caricature of Maria profile, ranking third on the right support. The figure is in profile to the left, you have hair suggesting being parted in the middle, curved forehead, wide open big eye, shaped and slanted eyebrow down sharply long nose and small lips holding cigarette, small chin and long neck. In the lower on the left corner, open book suggestion.

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  • Title: Caricature of Maria
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: New York, New York, USA
  • Physical Dimensions: w25 x h30cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman, diverse:caricature
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3656
  • Inscription: Signed in dedication at bottom right "To Olga Portinari”. Undated. At bottom edge, inscription "New York Office Date to From” [upside down].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1311
Projeto Portinari

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