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Caricature of Priest

Candido Portinari1931

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and strokes by setting the darker areas. Fr caricature against a plain background. Thin figure, nearly edge-on to the left. It has excessively elongated face and neck, perceiving a cranial deformation in the height of the ear. wear round-brimmed hat, has bushy eyebrows, small eyes, long nose, thin lips and closed and well pronounced chin. wear black robe, cut off at the legs and has both hands in his pockets.

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  • Title: Caricature of Priest
  • 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: w8 x h16cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:eclesiastic:Father, 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 486
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 342” and "Nº 858”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-244
Projeto Portinari

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