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Portrait of Thais Mello Lima

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in red, ochre tones (including the holder), earthy, rose and blue. Smooth texture. Bust of front woman, slightly off to the right. It has long face, dark hair combed back, broad forehead, well-designed, almond on the left eye, dark facing right and almost totally erased on the left eye, long nose, well-designed lips closed, painted red lipstick, short chin and neck long. Wears red clothes-neck "V" with rectangular blue brooch snapping up the same. Suggested bust and arms along the body. Fund ochre and earthy tones. The fund, as well as the entire composition was scraped by the artist, suggesting that he wanted to destroy the work.

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  • Title: Portrait of Thais Mello Lima
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w47.7 x h63.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:woman, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 895
  • Notes: Support scraped by the artist himself.
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscription "63,2 x 44,6” [almost concealed by framing tape].
  • Function: Study for the painting “Portrait of Thais de Mello Lima” [FCO 1576]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4666
Projeto Portinari

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