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Woman and Child

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shaded areas. It depicts female figure kneeling with boy on the back holding a fish in his on the right hand. Woman is turned slightly to the right, kneeling on the right knee. Has represented facial features, big eyes, small nose, lips closed and represented hair. It is with arms folded, his on the right hand on the shoulder and second holding the boy's on the right leg that carries on his shoulders. The woman wears long dress with draping represented, has big bare feet. The boy has suggested safe and facial features with the on the right hand a fish caught by a line. At the bottom, the lines define ground plane where shaded areas appear more under the feet of the figure. On the right, vertical lines.

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  • Title: Woman and 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: w15.6 x h23.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:fish, human figure:child:boy, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top right corner "Portinari Punta del Este 948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5312
  • Inscription: On reverse, label from Dan Galeria.
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Woman and Child” [FCO 4001]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2642
Projeto Portinari

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