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Title
Head of Woman
Description
Composition in black and brown with orange and rose tones. Straight lines, quick strokes, shaded. Woman half-bust on brown background. Occupying almost the entire area of the composition, women's representation in front with head tilted back and foreshortened view. Viewing angle of the head is the chin to the hair. Hair cut to fringe over the forehead and falling behind the ears down to the shoulders. Thin eyebrows suggested, defining traits eyes that seem closed and oblique. Big nose, nostrils and marked with orange accents. Lip contour represented by black and colored in orange tone. Suggested prominent upper jaw, chin and neck represented with shading. Wears clothes high neckline buttoned in front, with black lines. Some risks seem stylizations of Chinese or Japanese characters. Brown background.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
crayonArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
kraft paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
17
Width (cm)
12.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and initialed at bottom right "Portinari CP."
Annotation Author
Dated in inscription at bottom right edge "guerra V 55”. Dedication at bottom left "Para Lucia de Tio Candinho”
