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Portrait of Vargas Netto

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray tones, earthy, rose, red, blue and black. Smooth texture. Portrait of bust of a man against gray background. The pictured 3/4 is facing right, looking forward. It has oval face, dark hair combed back, high forehead with pronounced entries, dark and thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, long nose, and full lips closed, prominent rounded chin and thick neck. Brown vest jacket, vest, rose shirt and tie in earthy tones with red spots. Gray background with red spots. Gray background with blue spots on the right and two sloping lines, one vertical and the other horizontal crossing on the left.

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  • Title: Portrait of Vargas Netto
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45 x h54cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 1941"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3284
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1412
Projeto Portinari

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