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General Info
Title
The End of Paragraph Four
Description
Composition in black and white. Dark and tangled lines areas. man half-bust holding scissors and razor in hand, against background with dark areas and areas suggesting wall with bricks. To the left of the composition, profile of human face to the left, has coarse facial features, very large open eye, nose represented by a triangle and parted lips. The figure is twisted as if seeing the on the right arm stretched horizontally holding in his hand a knife and folded open and secure the on the left hand scissors; he seems to be surrounded by dark bands as if to cut them.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 29 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
Annotation Author
Inscription in bottom left corner "30”
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Related Document4
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