General Info
Title
Head of Young Woman
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. Woman's head occupying the center of the support. The figure is from the front, with the head tilted back, has broad face, wide eyes, long nose and mouth shut. Hair represented with a lock on the forehead, and lapped at the neck. Suggested shoulders. Plain background.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
fountain penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Work executed on title page of copy no. 819 of the book "Disegni di Portinari," by Eugenio Luraghi [LV 1].
Dimensions
Height (cm)
36.7
Width (cm)
26.8
Signature and annotation
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication at bottom right "Para Esther com a amizade de Portinari e Maria Março 1956”
