General Info
Title
Ethereal Message I
Description
Composition in black and white. Sinuous lines and straight. Shaded obtained by tangled and intersecting lines more or less close. Composition with abstract and figurative forms. In the center stand two faces side by side, facing three quarters to the left, with tears falling from the eyes represented by big drops. At the upper right corner, representation of two hands being the closed on the left and on the right open. Between the two heads and hands no suggestion of other heads. Straight and sinuous lines together occupy the whole area of the composition and wider sinuous lines, seem to wrap it.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 1 for the book Mensagem etérea, by Manoel de Abreu
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to cardboard.
Authenticity
DN Number
644.a
Collection
Collection
Previous Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
25
Width (cm)
23.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 644(A)”.
Relations
Related Document3
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