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Title
Woman with Mortar
Description
Composition in violet tones, mauve, ochre, gray, red, rose, yellow, earthy, green, black and blue. Rough texture, marked strokes. Woman and pestle against background with colored geometric shapes. Is full length woman sitting in front, legs 3/4 on the right. On the upside, it has green cloth dotted black. Wears violet clothing, half sleeve and skirt. Face, arms legs and feet characterized by anatomical exaggeration, significantly deformed. On the right hand on the right cheek, face visible on the left eye closed. Knees almost touching chest. On the left arm on his knees, his on the left hand resting on the right leg. Bare feet, on the right foot forward and on the left 3/4 on the right. Clay-colored ground. In the background, on the right, large wooden pestle. Background with geometric shapes in ochre, rose, green and yellow.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event9
Related Document64
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
100
Width
81
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 945"
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, label "Galerie Charpentier – 76, Rue du Fg. Saint Honoré Paris Anjou 57-61 34-82 Portinari 1946”; stamps "Ministério da Educação e Saúde Museu Nacional de Belas Artes” and "DOUANE DE PARIS”. On stretcher, label "Col. Dr. Mem Xavier da Silveira Mulher com Pilão 100 x 080 óleo Exposição em Milão – Itália de 21 de março a 21 de abril 1963 – 56”; stamp on paper "DOGANA MILANO”; inscriptions "XAVIER DA SILVEIRA”, "76” and "34”.
Annotation Others
On back of frame, labels "Fink lote cx 28” and "Fink lote nº 1”; inscription "24 Mulher do Pilão”.
