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Damascene
Candido Portinari1943
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Head of man occupying almost the entire stand area. The figure is three quarters turned to the left, has rounded face, thinning hair combed forward over his forehead, eyebrows dashed, vertical crease between large eyes, short nose and lips parted. High collar covers the short neck. Plain background.
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Details
- Title: Damascene
- 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: 1943
- Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w14 x h16cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: India ink pen
- Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 2847
- Function: Illustration no. 60 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1910
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