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Title
Man at the Window
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, lines, curves, interwoven and tangled shaded setting. In the center of the composition, old bust with the elbows in what appears to be the sill of a window, facing, slightly off to the right. Has hair that falls to her ears, frowning, eyebrows represented by small scribbles, big eyes wide open revealing look still and distant, large nose and mouth half open; with the on the right hand holds his chin. Background geometrized by intersecting lines forming a geometrism in chess and overlapping sinuous lines.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Original illustration, on a loose page, for the book O alienista, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Engrave
Matrix Description
Plate made of brass, 24.5 x 17 cm.
Authenticity
Notes Certificate
Portinari Project Certificate of Authenticity no. 562, no. 933, no. 993, no. 1424, no. 1458, no. 1520, no. 1568.
DN Number
846
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
24
Width (cm)
17
Dimension Notes
38.5x27 (S)
Relations
Related Document23
Related Event17
