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Portrait of Vinicius de Moraes

Candido Portinari1938

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, green, roses, earthy, black and blue tones. Smooth texture. The bust of an young Vinicius de Moraes, occupying the entire height of the composition. The pictured is with the body facing forward and his head is 3/4 turned to the right. He has dark hair combed back with bangs over his right forehead. Thin face, arched bushy eyebrows, deep green eyes represented without the iris, straight nose, mouth closed and long neck. He Wears a not collarless shirt, with a small frontal opening, in shades of rose and brown, with light strokes in black, seeming spotsand touches of blue on the left. Green background, to the left, with the same kind brushwork present in the shirt and earthy dots on the ground symmetrically arranged in horizontal lines on the right. Light falling from the left.

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  • Title: Portrait of Vinicius de Moraes
  • 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: 1938
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46.5 x h56cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "C.PORTINARI 938"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2263
  • Notes: Support affixed to wood.
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscription "557) ‘VINICIUS MORAES’ 565 + 47,5".
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-950
Projeto Portinari

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