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The First Kiss

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight and sinuous lines. Couple sitting on the sofa, kissing, almost occupying the area of ​​the composition. Woman with face girl on the left with a profile head to the right, has wavy hair back and eyes closed. Her dress is low-cut, long, with winding, parallel lines horizontally, giving idea of ​​ruffles and "for" scattered. Man on the right, 3/4 facing left; have curly hair, long sideburns curled, eyes closed, straight nose and small mustache. Dress Shirt with high neck, chest and ruffled coat. The couple is embraced kissing on the lips. After the girl on the left, you see a flower, out of which comes the repetition, to a lesser extent, the couple kissing. On the floor, parallel lines suggest floorboards.

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  • Title: The First Kiss
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19 x h27cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:couple, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: etching
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 838
  • Function: Original illustration, on a loose page, for the book “Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas,” by Machado de Assis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1960
Projeto Portinari

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