General Info
Title
Portrait of Ruth H. M. Leão
Description
Composition in red, blue, orange, lilac, ochre, black and earthy. Thick texture. Portrait of bust of a woman against geometrized background. The pictured faces with a slightly raised head and 3/4 turned to the left, looking further to the left. It has protruding faces, dark, full, slightly wavy and long to just above the shoulders, high forehead and wide, thin eyebrows hair, large almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, well-marked lips, sealed and painted red, square chin and long neck. Wears red blouse, patterned with stripes in stronger tone, small yellow circles outlined in black neck "V" trimmed and long sleeves. In the background, geometric shapes in blue tones, lilac and orange. Might falling from the left, causing over his face clear reflections in the middle of the forehead and dark on the right of the face, neck and around the lips.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
About Person
Ruth H. M. LeãoPerson
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
72
Width (cm)
60
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1947"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, faded stamp "Bamkultur STOCKHOLM”.
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