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Title
Portrait of Thais Mello Lima
Description
Composition in black and white. Defining boundary lines and shading setting volume. Half-bust Thaian Melo Lima, against a plain background. The portrayed 3/4 is turned to the right, with a long face, short hair combed back, wide forehead and thick straight eyebrows, big eyes turned to the right, straight nose, and full lips closed, rounded chin, long neck and thin . Suggested blouse or dress-neck "V". Basically, at the neck, the word "THAIS", with the letters "THA" are on the left and "IS" on the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
About Person
Thais de Mello LimaPerson
Related Event
Related Document4
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Portrait of Thais de Mello Lima [FCO 1576]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
tracing paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
699
Previous Collection
Height
41.5
Width
29
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 59"
Annotation Author
Inscription in bottom half "THA IS”
Annotation Family
At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "Nº 477”. On back of frame, "DN 699”.
