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Title
Woman from Front
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, shaded obtained by overlapping lines and deleted. Composition representing woman standing figure, front, occupying almost the entire height of the support against a plain background. The figure has strong structure, round face with hair combed back suggesting they were prisoners, thin eyebrows, big eyes indicated, broad nose and lips are parted suggesting. wears short-sleeved dress, square neckline and waistband at the waist. The arms are along the body by looking up the half-open hands. The legs are thick and are slightly apart. wears dark shoes closed with square tip. Might falling from the right of the composition creating shadows to the left of projections.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
The model for this work was Olga Portinari Leão, sister of the artist.
Themes
Related Event
4
Related Document
8
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Singing School; not executed
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
Bristol boardArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
556
Previous Collection
Villa AnticaCollection
Height
73
Width
29
Annotation
Unsigned
Annotation Author
Dated in inscription at bottom right "Croquis Para Escola 2-II-938”
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Nº 234 Desenho de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Portinari” and "DN 556”.
