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Simon Bacamarte

Candido Portinari1946

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight lines, curves and shaded suggested by the tangle of lines. Man sitting with his hands over his face, taking up almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The figure is sitting on what appears to be a doorway with your legs bent and elbows on his knees, holding his face with both hands. The head and hands are large and out of proportion to the legs and feet. The face is round, short hair, frowning, eyebrows represented by scribble, with big eyes still and look away, flattened nose, his mouth open and wrinkles on faces. Behind the figure, a rectangle suggests that the doorway.

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  • Title: Simon Bacamarte
  • 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: 1946
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17 x h24.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man
  • Technique: etching
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 835
  • Function: Original illustration, on a loose page, for the book “O alienista,” by Machado de Assis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2517
Projeto Portinari

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