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Portrait of Aloysio Graça Aranha

Candido Portinari1932

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Boy's head in the center of the support area, against plain background. The pictured 3/4 is facing left, has chubby face, wavy black hair slightly covering her ears, bangs on the forehead, shaded eyebrows, big eyes beautifully detailed with cilia, small nose, closed lips, rounded chin. Might falling from the left and on the right side and shady area accentuating its volume. Sees the start of the neck.

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  • Title: Portrait of Aloysio Graça Aranha
  • 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: 1932
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28 x h32cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:child:boy, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "CPortinari 932"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1480
  • Function: Study for the painting “Portrait of Aloysio Graça Aranha” [FCO 5657]. In 1932, Portinari used as his atelier the basement in the home of Heloisa Graça Aranha Rosa e Silva, the sitter’s mother. Portinari did the portrait of the boy, Aloysio, to express his gratitude
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-301
Projeto Portinari

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