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Head of Woman

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, ochre, earthy, red, gray and white. Contour lines, winding and shaded. Composition representing female head occupying almost all of the support against gray background and white area. The figure is slightly front facing right, has long face, medium length hair and suggesting that they are wavy with bangs covering her forehead; thin eyebrows, almond-shaped brown eyes turned to the right, narrow, long nose, thin lips, painted, parted and long, rounded chin. Sees the start of the neck with two lines on the left suggesting folds.

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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: w22 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, colored pencil, India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1630
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "DN 533”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “Peace” [FCO 3798]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3679
Projeto Portinari

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