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Man

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight and intersecting lines defining shaded. Male Breast occupying the upper part of the composition which are divided by diagonal line from the left to the right from top to bottom in the height of the bust of FIG. Man is 3/4 facing right, has a round face, hair represented by a few lines, black eyes, as if leaked, big nose, highlighted by shading and mouth represented by light-dark contrast. Wears kind of jacket-neck "V". At the bottom horizontal dashed forming a dark area. At the bottom of the composition, light area suggesting that a table with geometric figures on it.

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  • Title: 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w7 x h14.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man
  • Technique: etching
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 879
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1295
Projeto Portinari

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