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Woman

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. Composition stylized figure representing woman's bust against background composed of large geometrical areas. Figure occupies almost the whole area of ​​the composition, faces, with the head lying to the left, supported in schematic on the right hand. The woman has dark, voluminous hair, round face; eyes closed is suggested by lines, marked nose in profile for triangular area closed and thick lips. She has no neck; immediately after the head, darker area, shape the breasts, drooping and rounded. The face and part of the chest, on your on the right side, are in shadow area. To the left of the composition, of the on the right arm and hand of the figure showing three rounded fingers, as if the hand is closed and the supporting face, with a flower attached to the finger. The fund consists of large geometrical areas in light and dark shades, dotted with lists and in some parts.

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  • Title: Woman
  • 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45.5 x h55cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "942 PORTINARI"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5812
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4928
Projeto Portinari

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