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Title
Head of Man
Description
Composition in gray tones, earthy, blue, green, violet, purple, black, yellow, red and white. Thick texture, marked strokes, spatula, brush wear and cable support apparent in some regions. Black head expressively represented against background with color area. Face species with broad violet turban buried in the head covering the forehead. Huge, expressive eyes with black pupil represented by brushstroke circular thick, contoured by gray stroke. Nose quadrangular, coarse lips and chin straight. Face partially hidden by the on the right shoulder and arm figure on his side. Background consisting of gray areas in green tones, blue and earthy.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
Detail of the head of a figure from The Boat [FCO 1201].
Themes
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Preservation Number
Obra tombada sob o nº 1970-253-1.
Collection
Height
70
Width
63
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1941"
