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Prophet

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white, blue and red. Quick brushstrokes. Old man's head occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The figure is from the front, has wide and long face, with many creases represented by dashes in different directions. Severe face. Hair thinning, high and broad forehead, eyes filled with blue circle, great shade of red nose, thin lips closed under the mustache and beard. Moose traces suggest the beginning of the blouse.

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  • Title: Prophet
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16.5 x h25.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Prophet, human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: colored pencil, India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2510
  • Notes: Support affixed to red cardboard.
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "10934”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4565
Projeto Portinari

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