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Head of Man
Candido Portinari1947
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. man's head representation against a light background. Man is facing, 3/4 facing left, contour on the head and at the time of just sugerid on the left ear; has stylized facial features, broad face, eye open on the right and on the left closed from where stone tears, nose and mouth suggested. You see the neck and clothes early suggestion.
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Details
- 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: 1947
- Physical Dimensions: w14 x h20cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: human figure:child:boy, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: fountain pen
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 5361
- Notes: Work executed on page of a book.
- Inscription: Signed in dedication in top half "Para [illegible] com toda a simpatia de Portinari”. Undated
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2617
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