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Kneeling Woman

Candido Portinari1955-05

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white, red and green ochre. Contour lines, quick strokes, shaded light, study characteristics. Woman presented kneeling on his back, desperate gesture, taking almost all of the support height, against plain background. The figure is kneeling, almost on his back, arms raised his hands splayed significantly large. She has long hair, smooth and dark represented by countless lines, wear light clothing sleeves and skirt long, seeing a part of the on the left leg and the soles of significantly large bare feet, worked by numerous lines in blood, as well as the hands and the face of the statement without facial features. Light at the bottom and contours smoky small shaded area to the right of the figure.

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  • Title: Kneeling 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: 1955-05
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w23 x h47cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:war, human figure:woman
  • Technique: crayon, sanguine, colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2403
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: Dated in inscription at bottom left "guerra V 55” and at bottom edge "estudo para o Mural da O.N.U.”. On back of frame, label "Artesanato Michel Verber R. Pequetiba 201 – S. Paulo”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “War” [FCO 3799]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3599
Projeto Portinari

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