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Portrait of Sampaio Vidal

Candido Portinari1929

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in dark tones of earthy, gray, ochre and white. Smooth texture. Portrait of Sampaio Vidal bust occupying the center of the composition against dark background. The pictured 3/4 is facing left, has square face, just next to the ears hair, broad forehead mingling with the bald, thick, straight eyebrows, almond-shaped blue eyes facing forward, straight and long nose, lips part hidden by mustache and goatee. wear dark suit, tie and white shirt with skewered pearl. Might falling from the right of the composition, lighting the face portrayed. Dark background in earthy tone.

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  • Title: Portrait of Sampaio Vidal
  • 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: 1929
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w70 x h85cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "C.PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1182
  • Inscription: Inscription in bottom right corner "POR PHOTO”
  • Function: Work was commissioned to honor Sampaio Vidal, a benefactor of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.. Work based on a photograph
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-155
Projeto Portinari

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