General Info
Title
Girl Praying
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, intersecting and shaded. It depicts kneeling girl praying to a saint that is ahead of you in the highest plane. The girl is at the center of the composition, back, wears a long dress caught at the waist with wide skirt dots. A little further back, to the left, a small bank. Girl in front of holy statue suggesting being stuck on the wall, seeing himself on the right a little further down, a vase of flowers. Some areas with loose lines and intersecting lines are randomly arranged the composition.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 47 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
India ink brushArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
16,3
Width (cm)
16
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
Relations
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