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Figure of Girl

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in red ochre and gray. Shaded defining volumes. Figure kneeling girl front area occupying the center of the composition against a plain background. The girl has short hair on her ears, fringe and white ribbon with dots at the top of the head. Thin eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, thick lips and closed and short, thick neck. Wears clothes sleeveless neckline and armhole with jagged dots. Thick arms, hands in her lap and intertwined. The drape of the skirt suggests that she is kneeling on her legs. Plain background and two dark spots, one on the right and another to the left, below.

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  • Title: Figure of Girl
  • 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
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w29.5 x h33cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: zincography
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 842
  • Function: Engraving with same composition as the painting “Girl with Ribbon” [FCO 4077].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1114
Projeto Portinari

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