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Portrait of Jânio Quadros
Candido Portinari1961
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in blue and white. Contour lines. Half-bust of Janio Quadros, in the center of the composition. The depicted has the square face, 3/4 facing left, slicked-back hair and rectangular forehead. Wear glasses, seeing themselves behind and lenses, round eyes turned to the left. Nose wide, whiskers, closed square thin lips and chin. The body is in profile to the right and seems to wear a suit and tie.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of Jânio Quadros
- 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: 1961
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w21 x h27cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: portrait:man, human figure:man
- Technique: fountain pen
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 479
- Inscription: At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Portinari,” "Nº 864” and "DN 331”.
- Function: Study, not used, for the painting Portrait of Jânio Quadros [FCO 5086]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4857
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