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Title
Head of Woman
Description
Composition in violet tones, black, red, green, gray, white, ochre and rose. Contour lines, spots with a slightly rough texture due to the amount of ink placed on the matrix. Composition representing a woman's head, occupying almost the entire support area against background with green and violet spots around the head. The figure is from the front, turned slightly to the right, is represented by black hair winding tracks, eyes with the pupil indicated in red outlined in white - rose; The nose seems to be represented by red line profile with gray shade; closed lips and are represented in rose-gray tone. The face contour is red on the right, black at the neck and ochre on the left. The upper on the left jaw and marked by white spot, and the lower on the right. The neck is indicated by black vertical lines. At the bottom on the left, green spots and violet and on the right, two large violet spots, with the bottom larger than the upper.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
Related Document
Art Form
PrintArtFormType
Art Medium
monotypeArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Matrix Description
The printing plate for this monotype was made over the plate used for "Old Man" [FCO 2430].
Height
27
Width
17
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom left "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label from Lojas Artísticas Lazzaro & Ugo; inscriptions "A4145” and "N33 x 43 5”.
