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Head of Old Woman

Candido Portinari1961-01-15

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Sinuous, straight and intersecting contour lines. An old lady's head occupying the center of the support area. She is facing forward, square face, all represented by straight lines intersecting, hair is suggested to be short, broad forehead frown, big round eyes and wide open, broad nose, full closed lips and square chin. Area around her face represented by intersecting lines and, at the bottom of it, sinuous lines suggest leaves Light falling from the center of the composition, illuminates the face of the central area.

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  • Title: Head of Old 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: 1961-01-15
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w25 x h35cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1062
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para a querida Lea, com muita amisade [sic] de Portinari Rio, 15-1-961”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4796
Projeto Portinari

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