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Title
Portrait of Baptista
Description
Composition in black and white. Lines defining edges and shading defining volume. Portrait of the artist's father sitting against plain background. The man is 3/4 facing left, has a square face, thin and short hair, broad forehead with a few wrinkles, sunken eyes turned to the left, straight nose, thin closed lips, sharp chin with thin and short beard, wearing a suit. He has the arms along the body with his hands resting on the legs. the right arm is the arm of the chair is suggested. The composition is cut just below the knee of the portrayed.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
About Person
Baptista PortinariPerson
Related Event6
Related Document41
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Portrait of Dona Dominga and Baptista; not executed
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
183
Previous Collection
Height
45
Width
31
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 41"
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 183” and "Nº 506”.
