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Portrait of Celso Kelly

Candido Portinari1926

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in shades of blue, violet, green, white, ochre, earthy, yellow and black. Smooth texture. Portrait of man almost full length, seated, with the bottom wall with hanging pictures. The pictured sitting in a chair almost in profile to the left and with the head facing forward. It has the long face, dark hair combed back, the forehead with two entrances, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes facing forward, broad nose, full lips closed and rounded chin. wears suit and white shirt with dark tie. The on the left arm is slightly bent with hand in his trouser pocket, the on the right leg is bent on on the left legs are not visible because of the limit support. The pictured sitting next to a wall where you can see on the left and center, a large picture of lanscape with hills and sea, and on the right part of another under which only see part of the frame.

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  • Title: Portrait of Celso Kelly
  • 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: 1926
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w120 x h120cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "C.PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1156
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-73
Projeto Portinari

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