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Title
Portrait of Dona Dominga
Description
Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Portrait of the artist's mother, sitting almost full body against plain background. The woman is 3/4 toward the right, has a round face, styled hair tied back, wide forehead, slight frown; we see an earring in her right ear, round eyes turned to the right, rough nose, thin closed lips and neck with a few wrinkles. She wears a V-necked dress with wide debrum down to the waist and long sleeves that cover the elbows, hands clasped and resting on her lap. On the right, suggestion of the sofa where she is seated. The composition is cut off at the knees of the portrayed.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
About Person
Dominga TorquatoPerson
Related Event7
Related Document35
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
184
Previous Collection
Height
44
Width
31
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 41"
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 184” and "Nº 469”.
