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Portrait of Mário Tullio

Candido Portinari1925

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, ochre, earthy, white, green, rose, blue. Smooth texture and brushwork marked mainly portrayed in the shirt. Bust of a man portrait occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition, which you can see the on the right hand holding a paintbrush against background in gray tones. The pictured is with the body almost in profile to the right, head facing. He has dark hair and full slicked back, lit by clear spot forehead, thick eyebrows, brown eyes turned to the left, with deformed nose septum, full lips in rose tones and thin neck. On the left focusing light causes shadow areas on the left side of the portrayed. This wears kind of collarless shirt, suggesting that striped in various shades. To the right of the center, in the lower region of the composition, one can see the on the right hand of the portrayed, face up, holding between the thumb and the index and middle fingers what appears to be the handle of a brush. Background composed of gray tones almost stoned.

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  • Title: Portrait of Mário Tullio
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1925
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w49 x h59cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:objects:brush, portrait:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3431
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "AO TULLIO, o C.Portinari Rio, 925”. On reverse, inscriptions "Olegario Mariano Rua 4 de Setembro, 36” and "Isaura de Almeida Lima 1981”; illegible stamp.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-64
Projeto Portinari

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