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Portrait of Nara

Candido Portinari1957-01-09

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, violet, rose and white. Strong lines, thin lines, overlapping and light shading. Portrait girl half-bust, occupying the central area of ​​the composition against a plain background. The girl faces, has dark hair, short and fringe; suggested eyebrows, big dark eyes, small nose, well defined lips closed, rounded chin and thin neck. The depicted has the on the left side of the face and darker rose touches in the ear lobes and lips. wear neck sweater close to the neck, comprising overlapping lines in blue and violet. Plain background.

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  • Title: Portrait of Nara
  • 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: 1957-01-09
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.5 x h22.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:child:girl
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3904
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para a Nara com um beijo do Tio Candinho Brodowski 9 Jan. 957”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4091
Projeto Portinari

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