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Woman with Child

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Contour lines and shading. It depicts woman with child in the center of the stand. Woman from the front, turned slightly to the right, kneeling on the right knee and the on the left leg bent. It seems to wear long dress and is barefoot. Loads child who is sitting on his shoulders, which holds the legs. The child is not with well-defined arms and the head is tilted over the on the right shoulder. The figures have suggested facial features. Checkerboard background design for transport.

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  • Title: Woman with Child
  • 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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w15.3 x h22.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child, human figure:woman
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5244
  • Function: Small-scale cartoon for the mural painting “Woman and Child” [FCO 4001]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2643
Projeto Portinari

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