General Info
Title
Three Men
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, lines, curves and intersecting giving shading effect. Breast two figures head and another, occupying the central area of the composition. In the foreground on the left, 3/4 man facing right, with the head facing up, bald, round eyes, straight nose and half-open mouth, wearing clothes with high collar. His hands are at chest height outstretched on the right and clenched on the left, one facing the other. In the background, on the right, front man with the face 3/4 facing left. It wears top hat, has curly hair covering his ear as chops, big eyes, nose represented by sinuous lines and colon, open mouth with teeth bared. On the third level, the center, front man head. Wearing a hat, has curly hair, big eyes outlined, represented by two black circles, nose represented by two wavy lines and two points, well defined lips and half-open. Background with tangle of lines forming geometrism.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Original illustration, not used, for the book O alienista, by Machado de Assis
Other relations
Front/Back
Support and Technique
Engrave
Matrix Description
Plate made of brass, 24.2 x 17 cm. On back of plate, engraving plate for "Our Lady with Baby Jesus" [FCO 837].
Authenticity
Notes Certificate
Portinari Project Certificate of Authenticity no. 609.
DN Number
1060
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
23.5
Width (cm)
16.7
Dimension Notes
38.5x27.5 (S)
Relations
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