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God Knows What He is Doing!

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight lines and intersecting more or less close. Two figures sitting on the table, occupying the entire area of ​​the composition. On the left, profile on the right man sitting in high-backed chair; has curly hair, closed his on the right hand on the table and suggests wear clothes with ruffles and jacket with collar standing. The on the right figure appears to be a woman with no defined face. An eye shown in has forehead and two crossed arms and supported on the table. In the center of the table there is a bottle.

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  • Title: God Knows What He is Doing!
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17 x h11.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:group
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 801
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 106” and "Nº 799”.
  • Function: Study for the drawing “God Knows What He is Doing!” [FCO 1286]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2197
Projeto Portinari

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