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Woman with Kite and Boat

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, dotted lines and sinuous lines. Composition representing woman profile occupying the on the left half side of the support, against sea background with sailing boat and sky with kite. The profile suggests is that of Mary, the woman artist. The face is elongated, almost curly wavy hair represented by sinuous lines, well-marked. Forehead prominent, thin arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eye facing the front, long nose and sharp, thin lips closed and well prominent chin. The neck is represented by its front line, watching a zigzag suggests the top of the garment. On the right at the bottom half of the support, skyline and sea representation seeing is a small sailing boat. The sky in the upper half is shown in dashed horizontal saw is a kite-shaped diamond winding with tail. A line almost vertically and another nearly horizontal cross background.

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  • Title: Woman with Kite and Boat
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h24cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:objects:vessel, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:kite, portrait:the artist's family:wife
  • Technique: etching
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2471
  • Function: The model for this work was Maria Portinari, wife of the artist.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1159
Projeto Portinari

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