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Candido Portinari1938

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Contour lines, loose and shaded. Caricature representation of three profile head to the left. Figures occupy the lower half of the support and the upper, loose drawings. The heads are in view from the right to on the left and front to back. The first figure is turned slightly to the upside-down, it has the prominent nose and lower lip, eyebrow and suggested hair and almond on the left eye. The second figure has nose and prominent chin, wavy hair at the time of his neck, covering the ear, straight brow, thin lips and long neck. The face of this figure covers part of the third figure face that has long face, aquiline nose, straight long chin, hair combed to the left in front, has markings on the forehead and face, long eyebrows with spiky wire in front, eyes small and long neck. In the latter figure, shaded areas along the contour lines.

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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: 1938
  • Physical Dimensions: w21.5 x h28.4cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5411
  • Inscription: In bottom right corner, printed inscription "PROF. CANDIDO PORTINARI Chefe da 16ª Seção Didática da Universidade do Distrito Federal” [upside down].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-953
Projeto Portinari

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