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Portrait of Carlos Drummond de Andrade

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green tones, earthy, gray, ochre, rose, blue and white. Smooth texture. Portrait of middle-bust front man against green background "degrade". The pictured has long, thin face, dark hair, short and spread to the right; forehead high and broad with pronounced entries, dark, thin, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes in greenish-blue, long nose and thin, closed thin lips and chin straight. Wears gray jacket with poorly defined lapel on collared shirt and plain tie, bluish gray. Green background "degrade" to find earthy area, at the base of the composition.

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  • Title: Portrait of Carlos Drummond de Andrade
  • 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w58 x h72cm 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 right corner "PORTINARI 936"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3998
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-621
Projeto Portinari

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