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Title
Portrait of Oswald de Andrade
Description
Composition in earthy, blue, ochre, red and white tones. Rough texture with scraped. Bust portrait a man against dark background, occupying almost the entire area of the composition. The pictured is 3/4 facing right, has rounded face, dark hair mingling with the background, eyebrows and eyes only suggested, right ear visible, nose slightly drooping , closed thin lips, protruding chin and short neck. He wears a white shirt, buttoned with a red tie. The shoulders are cut by the side edges of the support. The whole composition is poorly defined, and the canvas had been shaved by the artist. Light falling from the right side of the face portrayed.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
The painting was scraped, suggesting that Portinari intended to rework the portrait
Themes
About Person
Oswald de AndradePerson
Related Event
Related Document6
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to acrylic.
DN Number
962
Collection
Previous Collection
Height
48
Width
29.5
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "ON 962”.
