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Quincas Borba
Candido Portinari1943
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Head front man, 3/4 facing left. Man has long face, slicked-back hair, thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, aquiline nose, on the left ear set, thick lips. wears high hard collar blouse. Plain background.
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Details
- Title: Quincas Borba
- 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: 1943
- Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: India ink pen
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 4542
- Inscription: Inscription at bottom right "Quincas Borba”
- Function: Illustration no. 40 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1881
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