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Woman Crying

Candido Portinari1955-04

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight and hard lines. Woman study front, represented by the height of the legs. He has his hands on his face, seeing a part of the eyes and mouth of despair, smooth and long hair back, dress suggestion stuck in waist all worked with straight lines. At the upper right corner, face outline with desperate expression.

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  • Title: Woman Crying
  • 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: 1955-04
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w37 x h50cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 297
  • Inscription: Dated in inscription at bottom right "guerra IV 55”. On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 388” and "Nº 473”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “War” [FCO 3799]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3560
Projeto Portinari

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