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Head of Indian Man
Candido Portinari1952
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and fast. Indian head occupying the top center of the support. The Indian faces, have straight hair combed forward, up to the height of the eyebrows and covering half the ears. The eyes are almond-shaped, slightly drawn back, wide nose and lips closed, and the wider bottom. Might background.
Details
- Title: Head of Indian Man
- 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: 1952
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w36 x h48.5cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:child:boy, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: crayon
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 5464
- Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para Hugo Agostini lembrança de Portinari 1952”
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3084
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