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Title
Self-Portrait
Description
Composition in gray, ochre, rose, violet, blue, earthy, green, black and white tones. Smooth, thick texture in some areas of the figure and marked brushstrokes. Self-portrait occupying almost the entire area of the composition. The depicted's bust faces 3/4 to the left and his head is forward. The face on the left and the hair have dark outline, accentuating the forehead, brown hair with tuft to the right, straight eyebrows, right eye without representation of hte pupil and the left facing right with the pupil in gray-green tone. Long nose, shadowed lips and sharp dimple on his chin. He wears a jacket in rose and violet tones over shirt in rose and black bow tie. Light falling from the right, projecting shadow area to the left. Gray background on the left and earthy-gray tone on the right.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
Work done by the artist in Paris after winning the European Trip Prize. In addition, he did two nudes [FCO 2635, FCO 3833], three still lifes [FCO 63, FCO 901, FCO 2867], a portrait [FCO 5218] and three drawings [FCO 2514, FCO 2515, FCO 3673]. This self-portrait is depicted in [FCO 901 and FCO 2867].
Themes
About Person
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event
Related Document12
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to wood.
Height
51
Width
42
Annotation
Signed and dated in middle of left half "C.PORTINARI PARIS 930"
Annotation Others
On reverse, stamp "Galeria Michel Veber [illegible]”; torn label "STUDIO”.
