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Girl with Braids and Bows

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones orange, yellow, black, blue, rose, gray, earthy and lilac. Fast, accurate lines, dotted, shaded cheeks and shaved hair and braids. Almost half-length front girl against background dotted yellow. The figure has a round face, black hair with two braids drooping side, fastened with orange ties, even tone larger loop at the top of the head. Testa short, straight, black eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, small nose as well as the lips are closed. Dashed curve on the face, especially in shaded cheekbones. Sees the start of the closed blouse close to her neck broken in several directions and a blue button in the center. Background dotted yellow.

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  • Title: Girl with Braids and Bows
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w40 x h52cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:trunk
  • Technique: colored pencil, pastel
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1685
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4014
Projeto Portinari

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