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Woman Running

Candido Portinari1939

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Shaded defining shapes and a few lines. Woman and child figure occupying the whole area up against dark background. Woman standing in profile to the right with his face turned to the left. Suggests be holding with his on the right hand the hand of a boy, dimly outlined, it seems to run beside him. The woman is with her on the left arm, which suggests being stretched forward, holding a bouquet of flowers upside down.

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  • Title: Woman Running
  • 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: w16.5 x h20cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:child:boy, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lithography
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 873
  • Function: Engraving with same composition as the painting “Woman and Child” [FCO 3441].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1111
Projeto Portinari

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