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Black Man Wearing Hat and Profile

Candido Portinari1935

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Two black head studies against a plain background. In the top half of the support, black 3/4 head facing left, wearing wide-brimmed hat, characteristic facial features of the breed, shady areas on the left cheek and neck outlined by line suggesting collar. In the lower on the left half of the support, another head of black, less sharp than the first profile to the left, with facial features also characteristic of the race and no representation of the back of the head. Plain background.

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  • Title: Black Man Wearing Hat and Profile
  • 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: 1935
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w34.5 x h48cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Black, human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: crayon
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2958
  • Inscription: On back of frame, stamp "OXUMARÉ MOLDURAS AV. SANTO AMARO, 6864 FONE 247-4897”.
  • Function: Study
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-540
Projeto Portinari

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