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Woman Crying
Candido Portinari1955-05
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black, white and red ochre. Contour lines and parallel. It depicts woman crying, covering the entire support. The woman is in profile to the left, with his on the left hand covering his face and knees, feet flat on the fingers, slightly tilted back. You do not see facial features, represented on the left ear, hidden by the hair, which are dark, are swept back, stuck in coke pulled to the right of the composition. wears red ochre sleeveless dress and long. Plain background.
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Details
- Title: Woman Crying
- 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: 1955-05
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w28.4 x h42cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: social:war, human figure:woman
- Technique: lead pencil , sanguine
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 4692
- Inscription: Signed in dedication at bottom left edge "Para o Tiago Portinari”. Dated in inscription at bottom right edge "guerra V 55 mural da O.N.U.”. On reverse, lines made with a ruler and handwritten inscriptions.
- Function: Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3601
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