FCO-1092 - Head of Woman [Sketch] | Artwork | Portinari

FCO-1092

Head of WomanSketch

1955

code

FCO-1092

CR Number

3495

dimensions

34 x 29 cm

Art Form

Art Medium

crayon color crayon sanguine sepia

Artwork Surface

EMPTY LABEL

Title

Head of Woman

Description

Composition in black, red ochre, sepia, blue and white tones. Fast straight lines, intersecting and shaded. Composition representing a woman's head facing the front and tilted back, occupying the center of the support area, against white background. She has a round face, black and dark-brown hair tangled behind the shoulders, straight eyebrows, eyes up, nose with mainly the nostrils showing, closed mouth painted red ochre, chin and neck very visible because the head is tilted back. Some loose strokes define the beginning of the clothes she's wearing.

Location Created

BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

Themes

Human FigurelimbsheadSubject

Human FigurewomanSubject

Artwork Function

SketchArtworkFunctionType

Artwork Function Description

Sketch

Art Form

DrawingArtFormType

Art Medium

crayonArtMediumType

color crayonArtMediumType

sanguineArtMediumType

sepiaArtMediumType

Artwork Surface

paperArtworkSurfaceType

Height

34

Width

29

Annotation Author

Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para Gerda lembrança de Portinari 55”

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