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Composition in black and white. Dark areas, crisscrossed and tangled lines. man's face against non-figurative composition background. To the left of the composition, 3/4 man's face turned to the left, has wide round eyes, wide and sharp nose, thin lips and closed. He folded on the left hand arm serving as support for the face. Dark background with bright area with tangled lines forming amoeboid.

Details

  • Title: Two Good Examples
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17 x h12cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:group:men
  • Technique: gouache , India ink pen , India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1303
  • Inscription: Inscription in bottom left corner "21”
  • Function: Illustration no. 20 for the book “O alienista,” by Machado de Assis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2232

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