General Info
Title
The Bibliomaniac
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and intersecting. Composition representing closed and lens occupying the center of the support area book. The book is lying, resting on horizontal area slightly diagonally, looking up to the left spine. He suggests that leather with marbled paper completing the binding. In the upper on the right half is seen small round lens with open canopy forming an eight. Crisscrossing strokes areas scattered on the composition suggest that the book and lens are being watched through a glass.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 48 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Collection
DestruídaCollection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
40
Width (cm)
29
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
Annotation Author
Inscription in middle of top edge "LXXII”
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "nº 259”.
Other info
Status
DestroyedVisual Artwork Status
Notes Status
Work destroyed in the 1980s in a fire at owner’s residence.
Relations
Related Document2
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