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Head of Girl

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and brown. Contour lines, loose and tangled. Girl's head of representation from the front. It occupies the center of the support, has hair suggested the outline of the head and braids to shoulder height. Physiognomy suggested by loose strokes, with the nose slightly crooked, large round eyes, small eyebrows, wrinkled lips. Neck with two rows and neck round shirt. Plain background.

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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: 1955
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h25.5cm 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 in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5908
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4964
Projeto Portinari

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