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Portrait of Lelio Landucci

Candido Portinari1932

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green tones, rose, earthy, blue, red, white and black. Smooth texture. Bust of a man portrait occupying almost the entire support area, against a light background. The pictured is with the head almost three quarters turned to the left, has an oval face, hair slicked back, frowning, well delineated on the left ear, marked eyebrows, round eyes, long nose, large and aquiline, thin lips, sharp chin neck marked with lines; face is outlined by black line. Green vest shirt with open collar at the time of half of the breast. In shirt see a button. Background with hint of mountains in blue and off-white sky. Look to the horizon.

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  • Title: Portrait of Lelio Landucci
  • 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: 1932
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w36 x h58cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: portrait:man, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 35
  • Notes: Support cut out by the artist. For this portrait, whose background has the appearance of porcelain, Portinari primed the canvas using a technique he learned from his friend, Japanese painter Foujita.
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "ON 402”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-265
Projeto Portinari

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