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Composition in blue, white and earthy tones. Fast contour lines. Girl's face occupying the entire stand area. The figure has 3/4 face turned to the left, brown hair, arched eyebrows down, with almond-shaped eyes "stone tears" falling on the face, long, upturned nose, lips down face revealing pain; see are some wrinkles on the sides and chin marked by grave. His neck is indicated seeing are two wrinkles represented by horizontal lines.

Details

  • Title: Girl Crying
  • 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: 1948
  • Location Created: Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w14 x h17cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: fountain pen
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2531
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "Para Gilda com a simpatia de Portinari Cataguazes 1948”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2741

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