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Head of Old Man

Candido Portinari1961

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Tangled lines. Half-bust front man, taking up almost the entire stand area. The man is bald, has a few loose strands of hair on the top and side of the head, has a face marked with wrinkles, thick eyebrows, small almond-shaped eyes, hooked nose, pursed lips closed and suggests having a mustache and beard and short neck. wear represented shirt with firm strokes and tangles. Plain background.

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  • Title: Head of Old 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: 1961
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w14.5 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: colored pencil, fountain pen
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5036
  • Inscription: Signed in dedication in bottom left corner "Para o Bahia com o abraço do Portinari”. Undated
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4808
Projeto Portinari

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