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Denise with Dog

Candido Portinari1961

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, violet, ochre, red, green, black, rose, earthy, orange and gray. Thick texture. Full-length portrait of Denise occupying the vertical composition, having at his side a huge dog. The whole composition is geometrized suggesting superimposed planes, except portrayed the face that stands out. The girl is standing, three quarters turned to the left, has a round face with fuzz representation in the head, thin, arched eyebrows, very big eyes pulled up and turned to the left, small, upturned nose, full lips and closed and rounded chin, slightly prominent. wear long sleeve dress; along the on the left arm and on the right arm folded; It wears red gloves in the hands of which with the safe on the right on the muzzle of a huge dog that is on your on the right. He is standing in front, his head turned three quarters to the right, has long snout, short ears folded and eyes turned toward the portrayed. The dog, depicted the dress and the background disappear with geometrical areas.

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  • Title: Denise with Dog
  • 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: 1961
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h55cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:granddaughter, Nature:Animals:dog, human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Stamped signature at bottom right "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1362
  • Inscription: On stretcher, label from Galerie Charpentier.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4843
Projeto Portinari

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