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Portrait of Maria

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, red, black, ochre, gray, and white earthy. Rough texture, marked strokes. Smoky and shady, slightly contoured, fluid shapes. Female figure against the background in shades of gray and ochre. Portrait of Mary, from the front, half bust. Has straight black hair parted in the middle, pulled back the ears and neck stuck in-tail horse falls on the shoulders. It has broad forehead, dark, arched eyebrows, large, almond-shaped dark eyes, large and thin nose, rosy lips with well-marked border. Expression serious and stiff. Might falling from the left side to the right semi-dark. Chin lightly tip, long, thin face. Neck high and slender. Wears clothes in tone sand with chess in navy blue and red ochre. Dress has a front opening and collar rounded tips sold for narrow white frill. Sleeveless ruffled shoulders. Background in gray and ochre.

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  • Title: Portrait of Maria
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w38.5 x h46.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:wife, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1941"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1535
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1398
Projeto Portinari

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