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Portrait of Marques Rebelo

Candido Portinari1932

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, white, ochre, earthy and green. Smooth texture. Portrait of man occupying the central area of ​​the composition against background with mountains, planted area and blue sky. The pictured is with the head turned slightly to the left and to the body from the front. Has dark hair combed back, broad forehead, thick eyebrows, small and brown eyes, small nose, thin lips closed and thin mustache and thin, rounded chin with pit and short neck. Round glasses of tortoiseshell and slightly dark lenses. wears half-open white shirt. At the bottom, the sides, dark mountains; deeper, green area suggesting a planted area and stoned blue sky.

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  • Title: Portrait of Marques Rebelo
  • 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: 1932
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w38 x h47cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man, Nature:landscape
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "C. PORTINARI 932"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3898
  • Notes: For this portrait, whose background has the appearance of porcelain, Portinari primed the canvas using a technique he learned from his friend, Japanese painter Foujita.
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscriptions "3493” and "juta”; stamp "8R”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-262
Projeto Portinari

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