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Caricature of Maria

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Fast contour lines. Caricature of woman in profile to the left, sitting, reading a book, taking up almost the entire support height. The figure is on the right, sitting in a bathroom. Her body is thin chest and only the on the left leg and foot are represented, facing left, and the suggested on the left arm resting on his leg, holding an open book in hand. His head seems to be loose, it is proportionally larger than the body. She has suggested hair, thin eyebrows, almond-shaped eye, overly prominent nose, small lips with a cigarette, the smoke rises towards the nose and chin entered with the protruding tip. In the bottom on the left, wall suggestion hanging rectangular object at the top, with a rope hanging on the right and center, a cylindrical object, also nailed to the wall and just below, rectangular contours suggesting rapid tiles.

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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: 1941
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w21 x h27.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:caricature
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5421
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1378
Projeto Portinari

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