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Girl

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, red tones, white. Contour lines. Girl half-bust occupying almost the entire stand area. The figure is from the front, has a square face, hair divided in half with fallen curls side, seeing only the on the right ear; well short forehead, eyebrows defined by quick strokes, wide eyes, nose suggested by rectangle, thick lips and chiseled neck with ruffled layers suggesting the tailpiece of clothing that seems to be embroidered. Touches of red on the cheeks, lips and chin. White background.

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  • Title: Girl
  • 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: w25 x h30cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:girl, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1175
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3483
Projeto Portinari

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