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Man and Young Woman Talking

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, gray and white. Contour lines, shadows, broken and scraped. It depicts man sitting in box, talking to young woman standing, surrounded by bunches of bananas and stacked bags. The man is in the foreground, sitting in profile to the right. Has well-marked facial features, wears striped shirt, trousers with marked eyelash side, strappy sandals on feet and has her hands in her lap. It is on the right, standing, facing, has long, straight hair, indicated facial features and wears short dress with collar tips. He is standing with arms along the body and legs slightly apart. Beside her, neat pile of sacks and part of two bunches of bananas. The bottom and on the left several bunches of bananas hanging side by side on the floor, an empty crate.

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  • Title: Man and Young Woman Talking
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:couple
  • Technique: lead pencil , India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4774
  • Function: Study, not used, for illustration of the novel “La Puissance et la gloire,” by Graham Greene
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4584
Projeto Portinari

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