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Head of Child
Candido Portinari1944
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black, white and blue tones. Contour lines. Boy head almost in profile to the left, occupying the entire stand area. Straight hair combed back, the forehead slightly prominent, big eyes, arched eyebrows, small nose, lips closed, rounded chin. Sees the start of the neck.
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Details
- Title: Head of Child
- 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: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w17 x h20cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: human figure:child:boy, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
- Signature: Stamped signature at bottom right "Portinari*". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 553
- Inscription: On reverse, lines possibly by the artist; authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 79” and "Nº 680”.
- Function: Sketch for the mural painting Childrens Games [FCO 1760]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2282
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