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Head of Migrant

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, black, earthy, gray and white. Smooth, broad strokes, fine, loose and crisscrossed. Man head with schematized facial features, occupying the entire area of ​​support. The figure has a slightly head turned to the left, on the right eye represented in just indicated black and on the left hair and beard represented as white spots, with loose brush strokes in overlapping gray and coming out of the face to the left, as if being blown by wind. Overlapping the face, thinner black lines crisscrossing and wider strokes in earthy tone. Skirting the face, horizontal and parallel black strokes. Plain background.

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  • Title: Head of Migrant
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w31.5 x h37cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1944"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3238
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2066
Projeto Portinari

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