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Title
Portrait of Ruth Leão
Description
Composition in red, blue, ochre, earthy, white and green. Smooth texture. Portrait of bust of a woman, in profile to the left, taking up almost the entire area of the composition, against lanscape background. The depicted has slightly wavy brown hair, Wired highlighted by blank lines and divided on the left. It has wide, smooth forehead, delicate eyebrow, brown eye, aquiline nose and beautifully designed lips painted red. It has somewhat prominent chin and long neck, characterized by two parallel wrinkles. wears dress in red tone-neck "V" trimmed in white and suggesting that long sleeve. In the background, in a lower plane and occupying the lower third of the holder, the flat lanscape, looking up to the left, a few trees distributed symmetrically along a path that goes toward the horizon. Sky blue tone with slight "degrade", clearing the bottom and plump clouds on the left.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About Person
Ruth LeãoPerson
Related Event
10
Related Document
18
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Height
59
Width
50
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "PORTINARI". Undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, stamp "Fabrica de Molduras Martins & Santos Rua Aníbal Benévolo 120 Tel 42-7061 Rio de Janeiro”; stamp with two crossed anchors.
