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Portrait of Artur Scatena

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, lilac, earthy, black, ochre, blue and white. Smooth texture. Portrait of full body man against purple background. The portrayed faces, slightly turned to the left. It has straight hair, gray, short parted in the top on the right and combed back. Test wide, creased and inputs clear faintly indicated eyebrows, eyes gray-green, with small wrinkles at the corners, with upturned nose tip, fine whiskers, straight and closed lips, with wrinkles at the corners. The face is well-marked by age, seeing yourself double chin and short neck. Wears suit and charcoal-gray vest, white handkerchief in state in his jacket pocket, white shirt and blue tie with white dots which is stuck a pin with pearl or brilliant. It on the right hand in his trouser pocket and on the left arm along the body; legs slightly apart seeing is clearly the creases of his trousers; on the right foot back to the left and on the right front. Ground in earthy tone seeing shadows projected on the right result of the light falling from the left on the one pictured. Line at the height of the bottom of the legs defines the floor and the bottom.

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  • Title: Portrait of Artur Scatena
  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w91 x h181cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1952"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2802
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3145
Projeto Portinari

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