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General Info
Title
God Knows What He is Doing!
Description
Composition in black and white. Intersecting lines, broken lines, dark spots and areas. Composition representing couple, face to face, sitting at a table covered with checkered tablecloth. On the left back man, 3/4 facing right, sitting in high-backed chair suggesting that the straw. The figure is seen above the back of the head and part of the profile, it is with the bent arm on the table. To the right of the composition, slightly to the background, woman with face turned up, only bypassed if seeing clearly the on the left eye. It has both folded and resting arms on the table and that the on the left is more stretched with the next hand to the man's on the right hand. On the table in the center, we see a bottle. Background with dark and light areas and irregular an oval shape to the center which could suggest some kind of enlightenment.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 3 for the book O alienista, 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)
12
Width (cm)
17.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
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