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General Info
Title
Head
Description
Composition sepia and white. Predominance of contour lines and some shaded. Man's Head Study, occupying the entire stand area. The figure is in profile to the left, with some suggestion of hair, broad forehead, long nose and thin, closed mouth and ear set. Take neck suggestion.
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Catechesis [FCO 3767]
Support and Technique
Authenticity
DN Number
20
Dimensions
Height (cm)
32
Width (cm)
21
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom edge "Portinari Washington 942 [sic]"
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 20” and "Nº 341”.
Other info
Notes Date
Work is dated 1942, but was actually made in 1941. It is the study of the head of the missionary seen in the middle of the mural painting "Catechesis" [FCO 3767], from 1941.
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