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Woman Crying

Candido Portinari1947

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. Half-length front woman with hands on head, occupying almost the entire stand area. Woman faces, turned slightly to the left, disproportionate arms, large, marking deliberate expressive deformation, covering part of the on the left side of his face. She has long hair, looking up representation of the eye and eyebrow on the rights, long nose and mouth open, showing some teeth. It wears dark dress short sleeve and marked waist. The woman seems to be with the body leaning forward, threading his fingers through his hair, to hold his head in despair attitude, as if crying. Background with irregular geometrical areas in light and dark tones.

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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: 1947
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w80 x h100cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 1947"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4200
  • Notes: Work destroyed on July 8, 1978 in a fire at the Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro / MAM-RJ.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2550
Projeto Portinari

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