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Portrait of Dr. Antônio Ferreira dos Santos

Candido Portinari1927

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, lilac, rose, blue, ochre, earthy, white and red. Smooth texture. Portrait of man half-length, sitting against roseish gray background. The pictured 3/4 is facing left, with hands together resting on the right leg. It has long thin face, dark hairstyles on the left hair, broad forehead, almond-shaped eyes turned to the right, seen through round glasses of transparent lenses and thin rim; red nose straight, well-designed rose lips and chin too straight. Wears blue-gray suit, white shirt and blue tie with diagonal stripes in red. Background in shades of gray and violet.

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  • Title: Portrait of Dr. Antônio Ferreira dos Santos
  • 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: 1927
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w73 x h101cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "C.PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2619
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscriptions "Evandro Carneiro”, "Dora Pereira”, "NF 0267” and "6670”; label from Artefact framing house.
  • Function: "This work was awarded the Great Silver Medal at the XXXIV Exposição Geral de Belas Artes at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes / ENBA in 1927."
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-96
Projeto Portinari

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