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Dead Man

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Draft rapid lines. Sketch representing man lying half-length, occupying almost the entire support area against white background. The figure is slightly on the diagonal on the right to on the left and from the bottom up, head back, looking up from her face nostrils, mouth and chin. His arms are folded, watching the on the right to elbow out, at face level with closed and on the left hand with elbow into the air and hand at chest level. Quick strokes define their squalid bust.

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  • Title: Dead Man
  • 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: w16.5 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:war, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1982
  • Function: Study for the panel “War” [FCO 3799]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3608
Projeto Portinari

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