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Title
Kneeling Woman with Dead Son
Description
Composition in gray, purples, blue, green, lilac, earthy, black, ochre and white. Smooth texture in the background, strokes marked on the clothes of the figure and thick black hair. Woman kneeling on his back, bent, carrying in his arms dead child against geometrized background. The figure is bent slightly toward the on the left, seeing of the head with black hair represented by thick brush strokes. Curved body, violet dress to the knees, leaving legs and feet on display, with fingers on the floor and the front foot. Carries in her arms dead child partially hidden by his body, looking to the right, the head almost turned profile up and fallen on the left arm to the left, the two very thin legs and bare feet. Geometrized Fund, formed by quadrangular areas in gray and blue tones.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Related Document22
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel War [FCO 3799]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
plywoodArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support is waterproofed plywood made of cedar from a ship.
Previous Collection
Israel MuseumCollection
Height
130
Width
200
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On reverse, labels "ANDREW CRISPO GALLERY 41 EAST 57 STREET NEW YORK CITY 10022 212-758-9190 ARTIST CANDIDO PORTINARI (1903-1962) STOCK Nº 81-AGG– 143 TITLE ‘Kneeling Woman’ YEAR 1954-55 MEDIUM Oil on board PHOTO Nº SIZE 51 x 78-3/4 inches 129,5 x 200,0CM”, "CANDIDO PORTINARI Kneeling Woman 1954-55 Oil on Wood 5l 1/4 x 78 1/2”, "XII” and "CDS 13 East 75th Street New York 10021 (212) 772-9555 PORTINARI CANDIDO KNEELING WOMAN 130 x 199”; inscriptions "DECI 81 LOT 120” and "PEDRO”.
