FCO-42

Portrait of Young Man

1961

code

FCO-42

CR Number

4850

dimensions

65 x 49 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

wood

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Portrait of Young Man
Description
Composition in ochre, green tones, gray, rose, earthy, red, white and black. Smooth texture. Portrait of boy bust dark against a plain background. The portrayed faces, has oval face, short but voluminous hair, especially at the top of the head and are swept back. Broad forehead, marked eyebrows and straight, almond-shaped eyes, forward and down, long nose and wide. Thick and closed lips, square chin, short neck. Vest suit more or less clear, white shirt and dark tie; see the on the right side where his jacket pocket out of white handkerchief. The depicted has profoundly sad expression.
General Info
The sitter is the son of Fuad and Gilda Mahfuz. The portrait was based on a photograph, for the young man had already died
Themes
About Person
MahfuzPerson
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
957
Collection
Previous Collection
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos adquirida em 1998Collection
Height
65
Width
49
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 61"
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "ON 957”.

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