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Title
Girl with Braids and Bows
Description
Composition in ochre, orange, earthy, gray, green and black. Smooth, thick due to the wear of spatula, and apparent screen. Composition representing girl figure occupying almost the entire support area against spotted background for spatulate in ochre tones. The girl has dark hair in two braids, one on each side, which are held together by bonds of orange ribbons at the tips; It has the oval face, with high cheekbones and dark complexion, thin eyebrows, small, separate eyes, small nose and lips parted. Face, darker spots give volume to the upper jaw, chin and forehead center. Figure jaw has quadrangular thin and long neck; wears necklace and earrings of green balls, orange dress composed of spatulate spots, with two parallel strips in gray ochre skirting the rounded neckline. In the background behind the head of the figure, gray square stain. The rest of the support, small spots ochre, and incidence of gray spots in the lower half.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
60
Width
40
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 57"
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "‘Menina de tranças’ de Candido Portinari autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari Rio, 27/X/1971".
