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Title
Portrait of Carlos de Lima Cavalcanti
Description
Composition in dark earthy tones (predominant), ochre, blue, gray and rose. Resulting rough texture of the fabric of the plot. Bust of a man portrait occupying almost the entire support area against background in darke earthy tone. The portrayed is slightly front facing left; has oval face, dark hair, forehead with strong entries, straight eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes facing forward, long, narrow nose and thin lips closed and square chin. wears suit on earthy-gray tone with vest, handkerchief out of his jacket pocket, on the right side, light shirt and blue tie with pearl pin. Background in earthy tone seeing the on the left shoulder near the edge of the on the right side edge of the support.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
Portinari made this portrait at the atelier of Lula Cardoso Ayres, his friend and colleague at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes / ENBA, at Rua das Laranjeiras 99, Rio de Janeiro. The execution of this portrait, like that of Portrait of Lula Cardoso Ayres [FCO 2911], was documented on film in 1928 by Maurício, brother of Lula, who had just purchased one of the first video cameras in Brazil. It is the earliest video documentation of Portinari [FV 49].
About Person
Related Event
Related Document11
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
74
Width
60
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left "C.PORTINARI 928"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "ACERVO DO MAC/PE Nº 324”; stamp rendered illegible by nylon fabric. On stretcher, metal plate "GOVERNO DO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO STCE 0248”.
Notes
The "C" and "8" in the signature are barely legible.
