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Portrait of Edith de Aguiar
Candido Portinari1924
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and gray. Contour lines and shading. Portrait of woman half-bust, occupying almost the entire stand area. Woman faces, has hair split down the middle and tied back, covering his ears, thick eyebrows arched, almond-shaped eyes, looking forward, with dark shadows, small nose, well defined lips closed and long neck choker . Wear clothes-neck "V", outlined by voluminous draping. Plain background.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of Edith de Aguiar
- 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: 1924
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w37.5 x h44.5cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: portrait:woman
- Technique: charcoal
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 5266
- Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "A Mme Aguiar affectuosamente off. C.Portinari Rio, 924.”
- Function: "This work was awarded the Small Silver Medal at the XXXI Exposição Geral de Belas Artes at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes / ENBA in 1924, conferred on the group of works being shown."
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-43
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