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Title
Portrait of Carlos Gomes
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Portrait of Carlos Gomes's bust, set in a circle. The depicted faces 3/4 to right, has a long face, full head of hair combed back, broad forehead, well-marked eyebrows, small, almond-shaped eyes looking right, small, slightly upturned nose, huge mustaches that make up the on the left a comma, upper lip covered by whiskers and large, prominent chin. He wears a coat and shirt closed at the collar, with the buttons implied and wires serving as a tie. We can see everything on the left shoulder and to the right cut by the circumference where the picture is inserted. On the outsie, from the support corners, four diagonal lines, which end at the edge of the circle.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
This is the earliest work by the artist that the Portinari Project has located. The artist made this drawing in honor of the Carlos Gomes band in which his father played tuba. Inspirations for the work included a photograph of the composer and a well-known brand of cigarettes with the same name
Themes
About Person
Carlos GomesPerson
Related Event3
Related Document114
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
614
Height
43
Width
42
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Candido Portinari 1914"
Annotation Author
Inscriptions, at top right, "LO SCHIAVO”, "SALVADOR ROSA” and "MARIA TUDOR”; at bottom left, "FOSCA”, "COLOMBO”, "CONDOR” and "GUARANY”; in middle of bottom half, "Carlos Gomes nascido 17 julho de 1836 e fallecido 16 setembro de 1896”
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 614” and "Nº 791”.
