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Sitting Woman with Back Turned

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Female figure sketch occupying almost the entire stand area. The woman is sitting on a bench retrangular, back, turned slightly to the bottom on the left; It has contoured body and head, without representation of arms, with shading on the left cheek. At the time than would be the on the left arm comes off the face of a figure. Scattered drawings on the left upper half.

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  • Title: Sitting Woman with Back Turned
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h28cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:figure, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5723
  • Notes: Work executed in the artist’s own sketchbook.
  • Function: Sketch
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1051
Projeto Portinari

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