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Portrait of Maria do Carmo

Candido Portinari1950

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, ochre (pastel) and white. Contour lines, overlapping lines, speed and shaded lines. Study woman's bust picture, occupying almost the entire support height against flat bottom with two ochre spots in the upper on the left corner. The portrayed is almost 3/4 toward the on the right, has an oval face, short hair indicated by several lines, broad forehead, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, facing right, thin nose, lips closed. Ochre stains accentuate his on the right cheek. Clothes loose blouse suggested by lines raised collar.

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  • Title: Portrait of Maria do Carmo
  • 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: 1950
  • Physical Dimensions: w31 x h60cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:woman
  • Technique: crayon, pastel
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3295
  • Function: Study, not used, for the painting “Portrait of Maria do Carmo” [FCO 3294]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2900
Projeto Portinari

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