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Portrait of Adalgisa Nery

Candido Portinari1937

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue, black, ochre, and red earthy tones. Smooth texture. Bust of a woman portrait occupying almost the entire support, against background in gradient shades of blue. The portrayed is 3/4 is turned to the left, has light brown hair parted on the left and, square face, fair skinned, rosy cheeks, broad forehead, thin, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped brown eyes looking on the left and lost in the infinite, straight nose, small closed lips , square chin, long neck, in which is projeced the shadow of the head caused by light falling from the on the left. She wears a black dress with wide V-neck. Blue gradient background brighting up toward the bottom margin.

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  • Title: Portrait of Adalgisa Nery
  • 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: 1937
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46.5 x h56.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1937"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2940
  • Inscription: On stretcher, label "GALERIA VERNISSAGE. Exposição de Anita ao Museu Período 29/11 a 18/12 – 1976. Homenagem a Paulo Mendes de Almeida – Sala de Arte Diâmetro [two illegible initials]”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-688
Projeto Portinari

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