Portrait of José Lins do Rego

Composition in gray, white, ochre, earthy, black and blue tones. Smooth texture. Transparency effects; tones and halftones obtained using broad strokes. bust of a man occupying the full area of ​​support. The pictured is 3/4 facing left without body contouring line marked, he has black, short hair, with ringlet of hair over left side of the forehead and a mole above his left eyebrow, deep eyes seen through round glasses, flat nose, mouth slightly curved down and rounded chin. He wears a suit represented with smoky effect in lighter shade than the bottom and tie with stripes in diagonal with the same kind of treatment. Background with this same effect in shades of gray, white and blue.