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Portrait of Maria Torquato

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of earthy, ochre, gray, yellow, red, rose, and green. Smooth texture with visible brush strokes. Portrait of the artist's grandmother's bust, of a certain age, facing against geometrized background. The depicted has a round face, hair split down the middle and pulled back, big forehead wrinkled, thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, hooked nose and thin lips closed and severe expression. wears neck dress close to the neck, finished off by edging that continues in front of the dress down. The background and portrayed clothes are composed of colorful and overlapping geometric areas that suggest transparency.

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  • Title: Portrait of Maria Torquato
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, 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:grandmother, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 8
  • Inscription: Dated in inscription on reverse "PARA JOÃO NO DIA QUE COMPLETOU 18 ANOS. BRODOWSKI 23 DE JANEIRO DE 1957”. On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "ON 947”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4096
Projeto Portinari

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