General Info
Title
The Letter
Description
Composition in black and white. Features fast, boundary lines and intersecting. Represented both hands to the wrists, holding envelope and currency, against white background. In the center of the support area, open envelope, seen from the back and sustained by the tip, for man's on the left hand. The on the right hand of the same person holds, between the thumb and index finger, a currency that suggests being placed inside the envelope. About the composition of lines forming circles.
Author
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 37 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
35
Width (cm)
27,4
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
Annotation Others
On reverse, label under glass "Oficina molduras/objetos Marques do Amorim, 288 RECIFE T.: 221-1685 231-3215”; inscriptions "1835”, "Jorge Grey”, "nota 453” and "35 x 27 22 x 14 57 x 41 P.P. Branco 21 alto e fino O F. 7 9+13 7 2 quadro”.
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