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Head of Woman

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, rapid and overlapping strokes. Study female head foreshortened view, occupying almost the entire width of the support against a plain background. The figure seems to be lying down, looking up from his face tangled black hair, narrow forehead, small eyes, part hidden by the upper jaw, significantly large nose base with indicated nostrils, thin and closed lips, rounded chin whose very detailed shadow for lines, protrudes over the neck forming a cone. Part of the body is indicated by the volume of the sinuses and parallel circular lines suggest that the drapery clothing using.

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  • Title: Head of 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46.7 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3014
  • Notes: Dedication erased, evidenced only by grooves in the support "Para os alunos da Faculdade Nacional de Arquitetura
  • Function: Study
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3494
Projeto Portinari

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