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Portrait of Maria

Candido Portinari1932

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and brown (the darkened support). Soft and shaded contour lines. Portrait of Mary's face, nearly edge-on to the left, taking up almost the entire support area against plain background. Has short hair or trapped divided on the left, broad forehead, almond-shaped eyes on the left, long nose, thin and closed lips and rounded chin. It has long neck, seeing a part of the collar of her blouse you're wearing.

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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: 1932
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h29cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:the artist's family:wife
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 932"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3670
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-257
Projeto Portinari

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