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Portrait of Maria

Candido Portinari1931

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition ashore and white. Predominance of shaded. Portrait of half-bust of Mary, occupying almost the entire support area against background with some sparse brush strokes. The portrayed faces, has long face, dark hair halved fallen on the shoulders, broad forehead, drooping thin eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes facing forward and down revealing sad expression, long nose, thin lips and closed slightly crooked chin long and rounded. You see the neck and the beginning of the clothes you wear, only suggested by strokes. The on the right shoulder suggests be higher up than the on the left. Might falling from the left of the composition creating shaded area on the left part of the face portrayed.

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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: 1931
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w25 x h33cm 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
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1158
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in middle of bottom half "PARA O CELSO C. PORTINARI 931”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-212
Projeto Portinari

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