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Title
Portrait of Assis Chateaubriand
Description
Composition in gray tones, black and white. Thick texture and apparent strokes. Portrait of Assis Chateaubriand bust occupying almost the entire area of the composition against geometrized background. The pictured 3/4 is facing right. It has a round face, dark hair with some falling wires on the right side of his forehead that is wide; thin eyebrows, almond-shaped small eyes facing forward, thick nose, and full lips closed and rounded chin. The suit wears portrayed all clear outlined by broad brushstrokes and dark suggesting geometrism on the right, except for the on the right sleeve of his jacket that is defined by sinuous lines vertically. Geometrized background with clear irregular and dark areas, some filled with small traces; on the right, sinuous line overlaps the light and dark areas.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
About Person
Assis ChateaubriandPerson
Related Event2
Related Document19
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
72.5
Width
59.5
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1943"
