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Portrait of Maria Cristina

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, earthy, rose, blue and white. Smooth texture. Representation of half-length front girl against back of chair. The girl has a round face, brown hair, short and curly covering her forehead, straight eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, small nose and well-designed, closed lips. Delicate and serious face. wear rose speckled short-sleeved dress blue flowers, fetched close to the neck by white piping as well as the curved frill that descends from the shoulders over his chest. Behind girl, rectangle earthy tone, representing the back of the chair where she is sitting. Plain background ochre tone. Might falling from the left.

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  • Title: Portrait of Maria Cristina
  • 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: 1948
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w37.5 x h45.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:child:girl
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1948"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1951
  • Inscription: On back of frame, stamp "MINISTÉRIO DA EDUCAÇÃO E SAUDE – MUSEU NACIONAL DE BELAS ARTES”; illegible round stamp. On back of frame and on stretcher, handwritten label "Dr. Ivan da Costa Pinto (...) 22/9/79 Prazo 30 dias (...) PORTINARI E/M 36/46”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2723
Projeto Portinari

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