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Woman Crying

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, violet, red and blue tones. Contour lines, shaded and scraped. Half-bust of a woman facing forward, crying, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. The figure has a round face, long hair, is frowning, eyes furrowed with expression of despair, long nose and mouth ajar. The arms are bent; she Wears a short sleeve shirts with high neckline neck and a dark skirt. At the bottom and in figure scraped touches randomly scattered by the composition.

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  • 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
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16 x h19.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:war, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1037
  • Inscription: Dated in inscription in bottom left corner "guerra o.n.u. 55”
  • Function: Study for the panel “War” [FCO 3799]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3558
Projeto Portinari

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