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Woman on Raft
Candido Portinari1939
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Figure inclined holding a drapery. The woman is the fourth on the right side of the work, three quarters turned to the left. Is played with hair forward, suggested facial features, it seems to wear sleeveless shirt and skirt; bare feet. Background with loose strokes.
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Details
- Title: Woman on Raft
- 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
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: Brazilian Culture:raft, human figure:woman
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "PORTINARI". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 6131
- Function: Sketch for the panel Northeastern Rafts [FCO 2566]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-5047
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