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Girl with Braids

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, orange, green, ochres, earthy, white, black and red. Smooth, rough texture in the background due to incisions in thick paint, probably with the brush handle and marked brushstrokes. Representation of a half-length girl occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against background in light yellow tones, textured by incisions in different positions. The girl is with the body slightly turned to the left and the head forward facing. She wears adorned hat, has dark hair with short bangs over her forehead and two long braids falling over her shoulders, one on each side. The figure has the complexion in greenish tones, dark eyes turned to the right, small nose, thin closed lips, painted in red tones, thin neck. Her right arm is along the body and the left is bent up, holding with the thumb and forefinger, a green flower. She wears shirts in orange tones, stained ochre-greenish, with a small V-neckline. In the background, next to the body of the figure, in dark yellow tones, almost ochre; from the shoulder to the head, ochre almost stoned and side light yellow shades with semi-curved incisions, leaving the support almost visible.

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  • Title: Girl with Braids
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46.5 x h56cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:flowers, human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3513
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4011
Projeto Portinari

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