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Composition in white tones, red, blue, black and gray. Quick, light strokes. Female Head view from the bottom up, against plain background. Woman faces, with the head turned upward, has a round face, wide eyes, big nose, seeing is only the nostrils, mouth shut and thick neck. Representation little hair on the forehead and a wad below the on the right ear. Dotted colored light on the cheeks and chin. Broad shoulders and diagonal lines indicating the clothes forming a "V" of the neck.

Details

  • Title: Face of Woman
  • 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: w12 x h15cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 1956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2092
  • Function: Sketch
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4031

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