General Info
Title
Woman Crying
Description
Composition in tones earthy, gray, ochre, green, blue, black and red. Smooth, thick texture in some parts of the figure and marked brushstrokes. Composition representing bust of a woman crying against background composed of geometrical areas in dark tones. Woman is with the body almost from the front and with the head turned slightly to the left and upward. She is depicted with deliberate expressive deformation, has dark straight hair, bulging eyes and that the on the left, shed "tears of stone"; broad nose, lips closed, angular face and neck with what looks like a recess in the center. Have the on the right arm supported in the head, with significantly large hand fallen down and bent the on the left arm, with significantly deformed hand just above the bust. Wear clothes represented in gray tones and the on the right breast indicated. Background consists of large geometrical areas in shades earthy, blue and green.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
400
Dimensions
Height
100
Width
80
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Notes
Work signed and retouched later by a third party. The work was photographed with no signature or retouching on exhibition at the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes do Rio de Janeiro in 1943 [AFRH 16 and AFRH 339].
Other info
Status
Modif. TerceirosVisual Artwork Status
Relations
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