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Title
Mother with Dead Son
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. It depicts woman with the dead child in her lap. Woman faces, sitting on the floor with the leg stretched on the floor, to the right diagonal. She's got her head leaning forward on the torso, long hair pulled to the left side, covering his face. The on the left arm is raised and holds the head with her hand, to secure the on the right dead son. She is barefoot and her dress to the height of cinnamon. The boy is naked, supine, with fallen head back, looking up the facial features. A loose head, outlined in lower on the left margin. Plain background.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel "Guerra" [FCO 3799]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1410
Height
26
Width
25
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "Para o Dr. Henri Gastaut com toda a simpatia de Portinari Rio 55"
