General Info
Title
Head
Description
Composition in green, black, ochre and red ochre tones. Slightly rough texture. Woman's head with deliberate expressive deformation occupying almost the entire area of support. The face is round shape, it is slightly tilted to the right, oversized black eyes, black eyebrows also well-marked, almost no forehead, large nose and full lips slightly crooked. Black hair appear below the ears and a little fringe. Rings red ochre cheeks and the mouth. Wide neck and green background.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
55
Width (cm)
46
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated in top left corner "PORTINARI 935"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "100”. On stretcher, stamp "RALPH OGRAMAC R & R CAMARGO ARTE”. On back of frame, label "Candido Portinari – Cabeça de criança óleo/tela – 46 x 55 1933 – Ass. Reproduzido no livro de Rockwell Kent, intitulado ‘Portinari, his life and art’. Publicado no Daily News, em 1º de março de 1940. Publicado na seção ‘Spot-light’ da revista Vogue, em 1º de outubro de 1940. Publicado na revista GAM, de janeiro de 1967. Fez parte da exposição do Museum of Modern Art, New York, em outubro de 1940, quando foi adquirido por Helena Rubinstein”.
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