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Title
Portrait of Ruth H. M. Leão
Description
Composition in dark shades of gray, earthy, red and ochre tones. Smooth texture. Portrait of woman half-length, against the background of "degrade". The pictured faces with the head turned slightly to the left. It has broad face and long, long hair, slightly wavy fallen to just above the shoulders, broad forehead, thin, arched eyebrows, large almond-shaped eyes looking on the left, straight nose, closed lips painted red, rounded chin and long neck. wears dark dress with long sleeves and closed close to the neck with round neck gray trimmed. Dark gray background suggesting densely cloudy sky clearing up the line across the width of the composition delimiting earthy strip along the bottom edge of the support. Might falling from the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About Person
Ruth H. M. LeãoPerson
Related Event5
Related Document17
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
72
Width
60
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 939"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, handwritten label "Retrato de Ruth H M L. Pertence a coleção da mesma”; faded stamp "Bamkulbur STOCKHOLM”.
