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Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Part three profile man heads occupying almost the entire stand area. On the left man's profile with part of the head represented, black hair on the forehead height, thick and straight brow, big eye, straight nose represented by triangle, thick lips and small chin. The face is shaded, seeing themselves part of the ear. In the center, along the bottom edge, some lines representing part of a forehead, eye and nose early. On the right next to the lateral edge, sketch seeing yourself eyebrow dashed, big eye, coarse nose and full lips.

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  • Title: Heads
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w33 x h41cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 944"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1676
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom left "estudo para o enterro na rede”
  • Function: Study for the panel “Burial in a Hammock” [FCO 2734]. Migrants Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2060
Projeto Portinari

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