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Profile of Maria and Studies

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Halfway on the right side of the support, Maria profile of the artist and the on the right woman, two fingers studies, a foot, a profile and an eye. The profile is facing left, the hairs are represented by sinuous lines, broad forehead, almond-shaped eye, pointed nose with slight prominence, thin and closed lips and pointed chin. On the left, from top to bottom, you see a finger sticking up looking up short nail beside part of a foot in profile to the left. A little further down, facing profile figure to the left and further down, a finger similar to the first described and a on the left eye eyebrow forward with representation. It may be noted that the support for being too thin reveals part of the back work.

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  • Title: Profile of Maria and Studies
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w27 x h30.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:wife, human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1632
  • Function: Study for the engraving “Woman with Kite and Boat” [FCO 2471]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1156
Projeto Portinari

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