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Portrait of Manoel Portinari Leão

Candido Portinari1944-04-07

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, gray, black, earthy, red and white. Thick texture. Portrait of middle-body Manoel Portinari Lion, a baby, occupying almost the entire stand area. The portrayed faces, slightly off to the right with his head slightly tilted to the left. It has square face, curly hair, wear light fabric hat with small dots in red and wavy tab. Broad forehead, dark eyes, large and well rounded, facing right, small nose, full lips and parted. wear kind of puffy clothing, suggesting very diaphanous feathers. Arms folded at chest height. Bright face contrasting with the dark background.

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  • Title: Portrait of Manoel Portinari Leão
  • 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: 1944-04-07
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w38 x h46cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:nephew, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 945
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "PARA O MANESINHO, O TIO CANDINHO 7-IV-944 PORTINARI PETROPOLIS”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2032
Projeto Portinari

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