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Head of Woman

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones rose, blue, green, violet, gray, black, purple, white and ochre. Smooth texture and apparent support in some areas. Woman's head turned to the left 3/4 with geometric areas mistaking it for the background. The figure has the angular face representing significant deformity, hair represented by some black strokes on geometrical areas, short forehead, eyebrows suggested by a few strokes on shady area that surrounds the eyes. Straight nose and wide, closed lips, square chin and thick neck. Background with geometric areas in vivid overlapping the figure and integrating it into the whole composition.

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  • Title: Head of Woman
  • 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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h58cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1948 MONTEVIDEO"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2698
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2700
Projeto Portinari

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