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Title
Profile of Man
Description
Composition in black and white. Rapid lines. man's head in profile to the left, occupying almost the entire area of support. Mong face, hair covered by species of skullcap covered by zigzag lines, seems to be a Jew. Big eyes with dark circles enhanced by bending, long nose, lips suggested surrounded by mustache and beard on the face.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
SketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Sketch
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Notes Collection
Reny Golcman, to whom the artist gave the work as a gift, was among the students from the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes who visited Portinari in 1955 as he painted the panels War [FCO 3799] and Peace [FCO 3798].
Height
12.5
Width
10
Annotation
Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
