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Don Quixote

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Sketch lines, quick strokes. Representative bust D. Quixote against a plain background. The figure is from the front, has long, thin face, wide-brimmed hat, drooping eyebrows, round eyes, long nose, thick mustache, goatee and long neck. wear kind of equipment with protruding shoulders.

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  • Title: Don Quixote
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w10 x h12cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, diverse:literary character:D. Quixote
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3085
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "Ao Colarinho de Madeira Quadros, Molduras, Gravuras, Esterilização, Plastificação Inscrição 108.362.402 C.G.C. 62.0801.618/001 Rua Padre João Manoel 795 S.Paulo”.
  • Function: Sketch. Reny Golcman, to whom the artist gave the work as a gift, was among the students from the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes who visited Portinari in 1955 as he painted the panels �War� [FCO 3799] and �Peace� [FCO 3798].. Don Quixote Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3715
Projeto Portinari

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