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Head of Girl

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, yellow, green, red, and white earthy. Contour lines, tangled and shaded. Composition representing girl half-bust area occupying the center of the composition against a plain background. The figure is from the front, has black hair, curly, halved seeing-part behind the ear. It has square face, narrow forehead, almond-shaped eyes wide apart, facing forward, small nose, full lips slightly parted, square chin. It has short and thin neck and sees the beginning of the yellow clothes-neck "V".

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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
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.5 x h24.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: crayon, color crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 'Augustus' 1956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3711
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3874
Projeto Portinari

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