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Title
Portrait of Marques Rebelo
Description
Composition in blue tones, white, ochre, earthy and green. Smooth texture. Portrait of man occupying the central area of the composition against background with mountains, planted area and blue sky. The pictured is with the head turned slightly to the left and to the body from the front. Has dark hair combed back, broad forehead, thick eyebrows, small and brown eyes, small nose, thin lips closed and thin mustache and thin, rounded chin with pit and short neck. Round glasses of tortoiseshell and slightly dark lenses. wears half-open white shirt. At the bottom, the sides, dark mountains; deeper, green area suggesting a planted area and stoned blue sky.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About Person
Marques RebeloPerson
Related Event3
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
For this portrait, whose background has the appearance of porcelain, Portinari primed the canvas using a technique he learned from his friend, Japanese painter Foujita.
Height
47
Width
38
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "C. PORTINARI 932"
Annotation Others
On stretcher, inscriptions "3493” and "juta”; stamp "8R”.
