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Head of Girl

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray and white. Fast contour lines and angular lines. Girl's head occupying the entire area of ​​support. The figure is slightly with the face turned to the left, has hair represented by angular features zigzag, long, drooping over his on the right shoulder; rimmed eyes, nose suggested by sinuous lines, paints on the left cheek, closed his lips and wrinkled chin in the center. It is seen the top of the neck with two horizontal creases.

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  • Title: Head of Girl
  • 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: w8.5 x h13.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: fountain pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "Portinari 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2875
  • Inscription: On reverse, label from Casa Montmartre Jorge.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4025
Projeto Portinari

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