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Woman and Child

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. Woman holding child in her lap, occupying the center of the support. The woman is sitting in front with baby in her lap; has robust body, hair and facial features represented; the on the right leg is indicated to the left leg and knee slightly bent. The baby is with her head resting on the woman's on the right arm and is suggested by quick strokes. Plain background.

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  • Title: Woman and Child
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h28cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child, human figure:woman
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5735
  • Notes: Work executed in the artist’s own sketchbook.
  • Function: Sketch
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1047
Projeto Portinari

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