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Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Predominance of contour lines, some shaded and support with cells for expansion with horizontal and vertical lines and diagonal lines suggesting tiles. Study representing full body man, 3/4 facing left, with open arms and raised up, wearing robe with flowing robe and barefoot.

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  • Title: Figure
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h24cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 175
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom left "3”. At bottom edge, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari DN 255 Nº 641”.
  • Function: Small-scale cartoon for the tile panel “Saint Francis of Assisi” [FCO 2474]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1974
Projeto Portinari

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