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Portrait of Lota de Macedo Soares

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition sepia and white. Contour lines. Bust of a woman portrait occupying the on the left half of the support area, against white background. The portrayed is almost in profile to the right, you have the long face, straight hair of medium length, with slight prominence forehead and thick eyebrows. wears fine, round rimmed glasses, seeing himself behind the lenses, only outlined eyes; small nose, thin lips and closed and rounded chin. Lines suggesting that depicted wears jacket and blouse close to the neck.

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  • Title: Portrait of Lota de Macedo Soares
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w31.5 x h39cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:woman, human figure:woman
  • Technique: sepia , dry brush
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1735
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para Lota com a amizade de Portinari Rio 1940”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1182
Projeto Portinari

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