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Title
Kneeling Woman
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, circular lines, tangled and shaded. Composition representing kneeling female figure, occupying almost the entire support area, against a light background. Woman is 3/4 toward the on the right, has the long straight hair and facial features suggested. It is with folded arms and upwards and clamped between an object with hands diamond shape and may be a vase. The figure is kneeling on the right leg and the on the left foot flat on the floor. wear long dress, with shadows marked by geometrical areas and filled with arabesques. Behind the figure, suggesting geometrical shadow areas as well as on the floor, to the right.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
Related Document2
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel Fishermen [FCO 2692]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
501
Previous Collection
Villa AnticaCollection
Height
27
Width
20
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom edge "Portinari Paris 1950"
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Nº 342 Desenho de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.
