General Info
Title
Head of Woman
Description
Composition in tones rose, blue, green, violet, gray, black, purple, white and ochre. Smooth texture and apparent support in some areas. Woman's head turned to the left 3/4 with geometric areas mistaking it for the background. The figure has the angular face representing significant deformity, hair represented by some black strokes on geometrical areas, short forehead, eyebrows suggested by a few strokes on shady area that surrounds the eyes. Straight nose and wide, closed lips, square chin and thick neck. Background with geometric areas in vivid overlapping the figure and integrating it into the whole composition.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
brown cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Authenticity
Certificate
434
Dimensions
Height
58
Width
46
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 1948 MONTEVIDEO"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
