FCO-1920

Physician of Lunatics

c.1934

code

FCO-1920

CR Number

457

dimensions

72 x 60 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

tempera

Artwork Surface

canvas

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Physician of Lunatics
Description
Composition in ochre, gray, white, blue, earthy, black and rose. Thick and rough texture result of the media type that was used, where the plot is not only very open and also rough. Brush strokes in well-marked point. Half-bust mulatto wearing lab coat against sky and sea background. The figure is three quarters turned to the left, has a round face, broad forehead and marked with parallel creases horizontally, large entries define the bald, looking up black hair only side, very large on the left ear and well defined. Dark, thick and straight eyebrows, big dark brown eyes turned to the left. Broad nose straight out of the forehead, thick lips and wide characteristic mulatto type, short and straight neck and wide jaw. wears coat of grayish white doctor with small collar in slightly open foot neck. The figure is slightly to the right of the area of ​​the composition. Background with the line marked horizon, in the doctor's neck height. Sky slightly roseish tone with light hint of gray clouds and strong blue sea. Might falling from the left of the composition creating contrast well defines the mulatto skin tone.
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Technique
Support made from coffee bag canvas.
Certificate
1665
Previous Collection
Sanatório Meduna doada pelo artista em 1954Collection
Height
72
Width
60
Annotation
Signed at bottom left "PORTINARI". Undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, stamp "INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA. Fabrica de Molduras Ltda. Rua Aníbal Sertório 338 tel. 32-1457 Rio de Janeiro Pat. Reg. Nº 501.815”.

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