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Title
Mulatto Woman
Description
Composition in the earthy and white tones. Shaded and a few lines. mulatto head against smoky background. The figure is from the front, slightly turned to the left, you have an oval face, curly hair distributed side, short front and long back up to her neck. It has high forehead, thin, arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, thick lips, apparent on the left ear and long neck. Brands, like fingers, the mulatto's face accentuate the effect of shading.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Art Form
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Artwork Surface
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Height
40
Width
31
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1940"
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, glued paper under glass "PORTINARI Candido – 1903-1962, 329. Mulata, óleo s. cartão, as. dat. 1940 inf. dir. nº 125 do catálogo da exposição do artista no Carnegie Institute of Art – Pittsburgh, com etiqueta no verso”; labels "Brainbridge Board Trade Number 80 Mark 22 x 30 or 30 x 40 single or double Thick Charles T. Brainbridge’s Sous Brooklyn, N.Y.” and "Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania To study: Mulatto Woman By Candido Portinari Lent by the artist Catalogue nº 125 Museum of Modern Art Nº 40.4236 Portinari Nº116”.
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "E. Carneiro”; label from Artefact framing house. On back of frame, inscriptions "(2) Ev. Carneiro 431 of + PP 10 cm. Cam(?) nº 113 chant + hum nº 2”, "BARHAM”, "62” and "3”.
