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Girl with Braids and Bows

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, green, violet tones, blue, lilac, rose, black and white. Fast, accurate lines, parallel dashed. Head of front girl against dotted background. The figure has oval face, black hair with braids round the head and falling side, behind the ears, held together by large violet tie on top of the head and two smaller ones on the sides braids. Testa short, suggested straight eyebrows, big eyes pulled up, round nose, lips closed rose hatched, pointed chin, long, thin neck. Colored vertical dashed on the face, highlighting white streaks in different directions. Sees the start of the blouse with dashed close to the neck contours. Background dotted yellow.

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  • Title: Girl with Braids and Bows
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w36 x h50cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1684
  • Inscription: In bottom left corner, embossed mark of the paper "Shoellers Hammer”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3468
Projeto Portinari

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