FCO-1802 - Kneeling Woman [Study] | Artwork

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Title

Kneeling Woman

Description

Composition in black and white with touches of blue and earthy. Contour lines, shadows, quick, short strokes. Female figure on white background. Woman kneeling in front, with open arms and raised above his head, open hands. Unfinished arm and on the left hand, just outlined. His head thrown back, his face turned up, looking up. Marge and round face with facial features well-marked. Mong black hair, blowing to the right. Wears long clothes long sleeves with shirred waist suggestion. Barefoot. White background.

Location Created

BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

About

Themes

socialwarSubject

Human FigurewomanSubject

Function

Artwork Function

StudyArtworkFunctionType

Artwork Function Description

Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]

Support and Technique

Art Form

DrawingArtFormType

Art Medium

lead pencilArtMediumType

crayonArtMediumType

colored pencilArtMediumType

Artwork Surface

paperArtworkSurfaceType

Dimensions

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Width (cm)

Dimension Notes

precisão: aproximadas

Signature and annotation

Annotation Author

Signed in dedication in bottom right corner "Para a Amelinha e Augusto com a amizade de Portinari”. Dated in inscription at bottom right "Estudo para o mural Guerra 14m10 na O.N.U. Nova York 1955”