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Composition in black and white. Predominance of shaded and contour lines. Portrait of the head of Graciliano Ramos occupying almost the entire area of the support against white background. The pictured is 3/4 facing left, has long face, straight hair and thin combed straight back, broad forehead with temple baldness, bushy eyebrows, small droopy eyes with puffy dark circles, long and wide nose, well-defined closed lips, wrinkles in the lower jaw, square chin and short neck. The upper part of his closed collar shirt can be seen. Light falling from the left of the composition creating shadow on the left side of the portrayed.

Details

  • Title: Portrait of Graciliano Ramos
  • 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: 1937
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w27.5 x h32.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man
  • Technique: charcoal, crayon
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3061
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para o Graciliano com um abraço de Portinari 937”
  • Function: Illustration for the “Revista Academica”. This portrait was commissioned in 1937 by Murilo Miranda, director of “Revista Academica”, three months after Graciliano Ramos was released from prison, where he had spent almost a year for opposing the Getúlio Vargas administration.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-695

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