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Head of Mulatto Woman
Candido Portinari1933
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Predominance of contour lines and some shaded. Head mulatta, occupying almost the entire area of the composition. The figure is half profile to the left, has long face, medium length hair divided in half, short forehead, straight eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes turned to the left, slightly hooked nose and thick lips, closed, rounded chin and defining lines neck.
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Details
- Title: Head of Mulatto Woman
- 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: 1933
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w7 x h11cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: social:ethnic groups:mulatto, human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 523
- Notes: Work executed in the artist’s own sketchbook.
- Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 23” and "Nº 373”.
- Function: Study
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-373
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