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Standing Woman

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines defining the shapes and shadows defining the volumes. Composition representing full length women, occupying almost the entire height of the support compared with background shading to the right of the figure. The figure is standing, 3/4 toward the on the right, has the prisoners hair wrapped around the head, thin, arched eyebrows suggested eyes, big nose, rounded chin, jowls suggestion and wide and short neck marked by the shadow of face. FIG have rounded shapes, with on the right arm flexed hand on the left waist and only suggested throughout the body. It wears swimsuit and has the body accented by shaded volumes. Thick legs, feet apart slightly wearing flat shoes. In essence, bypass the shaded on the right figure.

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  • Title: Standing 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w27.5 x h56.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman
  • Technique: crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 936"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3177
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "RLX Molduras Ltda Av. João Dias 490 Fds. 269-4859 S.P. INSC. 108069260 C.G.C. 62371059/001”.
  • Function: Study, not used, for the mural painting “Singing School” [FCO 1761]. The model for this work was Olga Portinari Leão, sister of the artist.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-645
Projeto Portinari

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