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Portrait of Jorge Oswaldo

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, ochre, blue, red, rose, yellow, white and gray. Rough texture, marked strokes. Child figure splattered against dark background of blue flowers. Pictured are facing, half-body. He has a round face, blond hair, short, broken down and combed back. Blonde and rounded eyebrows, big round blue eyes, short nose, thin lips closed sharply round cheeks, short and wide neck. wear dresses in pale blue hue with lines and flowers in red and dark blue, sleeveless, collarless and buttoned in front. Background in reddish earthy tone with blue flowers distributed freely.

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  • Title: Portrait of Jorge Oswaldo
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w27 x h37cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:nephew
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1534
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "PARA O JORGE LEMBRANÇA DO PADRINHO TIO CANDINHO 58 PORTINARI”. On back of frame, stamps "Ministério da Educação e Saúde – Museu Nacional de Belas Artes” and "GARE DE L[Y]ON P[ARIS] DOUANE [illegible]”; inscriptions "35” and "27”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4407
Projeto Portinari

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