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Figures

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white tones. Contour lines. Representative figures of robust bodies circumvented by several elements. The figures are sitting on a square bench. The figure on the left is with the body from the front, the head turned to the left, he has thick lips, big eyes, has not represented hair, her breasts are exposed, stylized hands and feet. The on the right figure is with the body forward with feet hidden behind the previous figure. The head is turned back, and have heard and stylized hands. The figures are contoured rope at the bottom on the right .; one foot on the top center; suggestion of a woman on the right and some geometric elements and curved lines. Outside the contour of the composition, small robust figure, his back slightly turned to the left.

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  • Title: Figures
  • 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: 1939
  • Physical Dimensions: w8 x h8cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:figure
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4636
  • Inscription: At left edge, authentication and inscriptions by Luiz Portinari, the artist’s brother, "13” and "nº 8”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1053
Projeto Portinari

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