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Title
Portrait of Thais Mello Lima
Description
Composition in red, ochre tones (including the holder), earthy, rose and blue. Smooth texture. Bust of front woman, slightly off to the right. It has long face, dark hair combed back, broad forehead, well-designed, almond on the left eye, dark facing right and almost totally erased on the left eye, long nose, well-designed lips closed, painted red lipstick, short chin and neck long. Wears red clothes-neck "V" with rectangular blue brooch snapping up the same. Suggested bust and arms along the body. Fund ochre and earthy tones. The fund, as well as the entire composition was scraped by the artist, suggesting that he wanted to destroy the work.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
About Person
Thais de Mello LimaPerson
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Portrait of Thais de Mello Lima [FCO 1576]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support scraped by the artist himself.
Collection
Previous Collection
Height
63.5
Width
47.7
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On stretcher, inscription "63,2 x 44,6” [almost concealed by framing tape].
