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Portrait of José Thomaz

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, gray, white, green, ochre, red, rose and black. Smooth and rough texture. On the boy's body and bottom, black lines in short, quick strokes blending the colors of the shapes. Boy representation against geometrized background. Boy 3/4 on the left with half-body represented. He has brown hair, smooth and with short fringe. Dark eyebrows, brown eyes turned to the left, thin nose, rose lips closed, thin face. Wears long sleeve shirt without setting a collar, tie or buttoned in front. Shirt in blue tone with gray tones, white, ochre and black. Background with abstract-geometric shapes superimposed in shades of gray with touches of red, blue, rose, white and green.

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  • Title: Portrait of José Thomaz
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w45 x h53cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:child:boy, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 944"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1461
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2099
Projeto Portinari

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