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Title
Head of Woman
Description
Composition in black, rose and white tones. Fast contour lines and shaded composed of diluted lines. Female Head foreshortened view, occupying almost the entire area of the support against a plain background. The figure is from the front, with fallen head back, which it deforms facial features. Figure hair is suggested by a tangle of lines, thin eyebrows; is with the eye open on the right and closed on the left, has his nose seen by the base with the apparent nostrils, parted lips showing of the teeth, and the upper lip is painted in tones rose, as well as the nose and cheekbones. The chin and neck are suggested by shadows that accentuate her head position.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
Related Document3
Artwork Function
SketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Sketch
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
crayonArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1029
Previous Collection
Height
23.8
Width
19
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house; inscription "BR 2749”.
