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Girl Lying Down

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Predominance of shading and a few lines. Girl lying on dark circular area occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The figure is lying diagonally to the right leg bent and the other stretched. Clothes and laundry with skirt is tucked under the on the right arm head and the extended on the left, forming almost a on the right angle to his body. Geometrized background on light shading.

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  • Title: Girl Lying Down
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16 x h16cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: etching , aquatint
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 818
  • Function: Original illustration no. 15 for the book “Menino de engenho,” by José Lins do Rego
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4624
Projeto Portinari

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