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Head of Man

Candido Portinari1921

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, earthy, black, rose, red, white and gray. Smooth, short strokes marked. man's head against colored background. The figure is in profile to the left, has gray hair atop her head and black side and back combed in the direction of the forehead, the top and back side. Marge, rose face forehead, thick black eyebrows, background eye, slightly hooked nose marked with large nostrils, mouth covered by gray mustache and beard. Suggested neck and neck. Background in shades of ochre, earthy and ashes.

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  • Title: Head of 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: 1921
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24.3 x h31.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2366
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom left "O BOM AMIGO DR. P. da Motta Rio 921 C. PORTINARI”
  • Function: Portinari did this work during his studies at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes / ENBA
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-14
Projeto Portinari

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