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Women Crying

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, parallel and intersecting lines. Composition representing three women crying, occupying almost the entire stand area. They are diagonally from the left to the right and front to kneel background. The on the left is 3/4 toward the on the right. His head down with his on the right hand on his face. Is being embraced by the second wife, who is at the center of the composition, 3/4 turned to the left. It cloth in the head, face defined facial features, obscured by first female part and on the right-hand front, bent and horizontal. Further down, on the right, one sees the third woman, hands covering his face. The three appear to be barren lanscape with pita on the right and hill suggestion also on the right.

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  • Title: Women 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.5 x h24cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:group:women
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom edge "Portinari 1951 Rio"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3751
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2925
Projeto Portinari

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