General Info
Title
Head of Young Woman
Description
Composition in black and white. Fast contour lines and tangled lines. Composition representing girl's head, occupying the central area of the support against a plain background. The figure is in profile to the left, has short hair suggested by tangled lines, broad forehead, snub-nosed, big and eye-popping eye, lips closed and short chin. It has defined and neck lines marking the beginning of clothing.
Location Created
Author
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Technique
fountain penArtMediumType
Support
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Work executed on back of flyleaf of a copy of the book "Maria Rosa," by Vera Kelsey [LVI 17.1].
Dimensions
Height (cm)
27,5
Width (cm)
30
Signature and annotation
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication in bottom right corner "Para o amigo Francisco Peixoto filho com o abraço de Portinari Cataguazes 1948”
