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Title
Woman Crying
Description
Composition in black, blue, rose and white tones. Contour lines, tangled lines and colored areas. Composition representing woman and boy, the two nearly full-length, in profile to the left, taking up almost the entire support height, against background with some colorful geometrical areas. The women and children are side by side, and the boy is low and only comes to his mother's breast height. She's with the hair up in a bun is back and with arms folded, his hands covering his face, which you see only the nose. She wears sleeveless dress that suggests that straight. The boy is represented against the woman's dress and your silhouette is all filled with graphite, which contrasts with the rest of the composition. He is emaciated and is part of the stretched with on the left arm. Around the figure of the woman, geometric areas in rose and blue.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
color crayonArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to cardboard.
Previous Collection
Mary-Anne Martin Fine ArtCollection
Height
40
Width
23.5
Annotation
Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari"
Annotation Author
Dated in inscription at bottom left "guerra V 55”
