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Portrait of Aníbal Machado

Candido Portinari1931

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in dark tones of ochre, earthy, red, blue, green, rose and white. Smooth texture. Portrait of a man against background in dark tones of earthy, blue, green and red. The depicted is shown half-length, slightly toward to the right and head 3/4 to the right. It has a small head with brown hair, scarce at the top and more abundant on the side. He has thin oval face, with a broad forehead, thin eyebrows semi-hidden behind round thin frame glasses. Round brown eyes turned to the left, long, thin nose, thin closed lips, small chin, short neck covered by shirt collar. He wears dark wool coat, a V-neck cardigan like, buttoned by three buttons. The arms fall along the body. Dark background.

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  • Title: Portrait of Aníbal Machado
  • 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: 1931
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w58 x h70.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 913 [sic]"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1833
  • Notes: Work rolled and stored in trunk for many years; some cleavage and generalized craquelure resulted; restored by Edson Motta, who inadvertently changed last two numbers in date from 31 to 13.
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscription "Clara Machado 30 T.N.”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-184
Projeto Portinari

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