FCO-1963

Profile of JesuitCartoon

[1937]

code

FCO-1963

CR Number

772

dimensions

115 x 89 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

charcoal

Artwork Surface

paper
Mentions
Is Part Of

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Profile of Jesuit
Description
Composition in black and brown. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Composition representing part of a drawing for transport seeing if two men suggesting that the on the left is seated and the on the right upon the right. The two figures are in profile to the left and occupy almost the entire area of ​​the composition. In the foreground to the left, Jesuit head with dark hair covering her of the forehead, marked eyebrows, eye without setting iris and pupil, sharp nose, thin lips closed and prominent chin. One sees the beginning of the neck with the horizontal crease. At his side, over the bottom and on the right, half man's body also with dark hair, sharp nose narrow forehead, lips closed and undershot jaw. It has the on the left arm throughout the body and suggests using short-sleeved shirt. Part of his chest is covered by the back of the head of the Jesuit.
General Info
The model for this work was poet Murilo Mendes, a friend of the artist.
Artwork Function
CartoonArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Fragment of the cartoon “Jesuit School” [FCO 5346]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Museu de Arte Brasileira da FAAP/MAB adquirida em 1981Collection
Height
115
Width
89
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication by Maria Portinari de Carvalho and Antônio Carlos Portinari de Carvalho, sister and nephew of the artist, respectively.

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