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Head of Woman

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and brown. Moose and tangled lines. Woman head of representation, occupying almost the entire support. Woman faces, pending head back, looking up. Represented facial features, eyes looking up only the dark pupil, wide nose, with nostrils scratched and marked mouth. Shading on his on the right cheek. Suggested hair and shirt collar in V. Plain background.

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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
  • Physical Dimensions: w10 x h12.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5914
  • Function: Sketch for the panel War [FCO 3799].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4966
Projeto Portinari

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