General Info
Title
Head of Woman
Description
Composition in black, blue, red and brown tones. Quick and tangled lines. Woman's head, facing, leaning back against brown background. The face suggests that round, the hairs are dark and are tangled fallen behind the shoulders, eyes are defined by two strokes in a semicircle and two small dots as pupils and are facing up. Nose, one sees the nostrils; the lips are fleshy and closed and neck, broad. White spots are randomly distributed over the face. Sees the start of the clothes you wear, high neckline with a few lines almost vertically suggesting the drapery of the same.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
crayonArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
kraft paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to cardboard.
Dimensions
Height (cm)
34
Width (cm)
28
Signature and annotation
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "Para Gilda Maria e Sergio, com os votos de muita felicidade de Maria e Portinari Rio 7 Julho 1955”
