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Portrait of Olga

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones ochre, green, red and earthy. Thick texture with marked brushstrokes. Half-body portrait Olga, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The depicted sits 3/4 toward the on the right. It has oval face, dark hair suggesting being stuck in the neck, on the right ear just outlined, broad forehead, eyes only suggested by slightly darker area, long nose, thin and closed lips, chin long and rounded. Clothes short-sleeved shirt, closed collar at the neck and skirt. The arms are stretched, seeing only part of them but they suggest be flat on the lap. Behind the portrayed, clear area suggesting a still a virgin canvas, standing, slightly tilted back; on the right darker area with a rectangle suggesting part of a screen hanging on a wall.

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  • Title: Portrait of Olga
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w60 x h72cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:sister, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Stamped signature at top left "PORTINARI*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 941
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-969
Projeto Portinari

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