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Portrait of Diderot
Candido Portinari1951
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black, white and blue. Contour lines and some shaded. Half-bust of Diderot 3/4 facing left, occupying the center of the stand area. It has a round face, long curly hair, broad forehead, straight eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes with bluish pupils facing the front, short nose, and full lips closed and short neck. Sees the start of clothes suggesting high round neck and kind of dark coat. Background with straight lines diagonally.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of Diderot
- 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: 1951
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w23 x h30cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: portrait:man
- Technique: colored pencil, India ink pen , India ink brush
- Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 1951"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 2861
- Inscription: Dedication at bottom edge below composition "Para o Calvino, no dia de seu aniversário este velho Diderot com o abraço de Portinari 1951”
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2944
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