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Title
Portrait of Mário Tullio
Description
Composition in gray, ochre, earthy, white, green, rose, blue. Smooth texture and brushwork marked mainly portrayed in the shirt. Bust of a man portrait occupying almost the entire area of the composition, which you can see the on the right hand holding a paintbrush against background in gray tones. The pictured is with the body almost in profile to the right, head facing. He has dark hair and full slicked back, lit by clear spot forehead, thick eyebrows, brown eyes turned to the left, with deformed nose septum, full lips in rose tones and thin neck. On the left focusing light causes shadow areas on the left side of the portrayed. This wears kind of collarless shirt, suggesting that striped in various shades. To the right of the center, in the lower region of the composition, one can see the on the right hand of the portrayed, face up, holding between the thumb and the index and middle fingers what appears to be the handle of a brush. Background composed of gray tones almost stoned.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About Person
Mário TullioPerson
Related Event4
Related Document20
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
59
Width
49
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "AO TULLIO, o C.Portinari Rio, 925”
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscriptions "Olegario Mariano Rua 4 de Setembro, 36” and "Isaura de Almeida Lima 1981”; illegible stamp.
