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Title
Portrait of Aloysio Graça Aranha
Description
Composition in shades of white, rose, earthy, black and red. Smooth texture. Composition representing boy bust portrait against white background. He faces, with slightly turned to the left face, face with fine features, almond-shaped black eyes, small nose, red mouth, outlined sobracelhas, brown hair with bangs and straight cut at the height of the ears. Arms down and bare chest. Plain background.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
About Person
Aloysio Graça AranhaPerson
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.
Notes Collection
In 1932, Portinari used as his atelier the basement in the home of Heloisa Graça Aranha Rosa e Silva, the sitters mother. Portinari did the portrait of the boy, Aloysio, to express his gratitude
Height
46
Width
38
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right edge "C. PORTINARI 932"
Annotation Others
On reverse, stamp "8 R”.
