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Hyena
Candido Portinari1955
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black tones, sepia and white. Tangled and intersecting rapid lines. Composition representing hyena, standing in profile to the left, taking up almost the entire width of the support, against a light background. The animal is standing, has the head turned slightly to the right looking up ears, open eyes and long snout. The neck is long and wide and the loin is slightly curved, lying in the back room, tail straight and down. Tangled and intersecting rapid lines suggest the animal's coat.
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Details
- Title: Hyena
- 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: 1955
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w18 x h17cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: Nature:Animals:hyena
- Technique: lead pencil , sepia , India ink pen
- Signature: Signed at bottom left "Portinari"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 1614
- Inscription: Dated in inscription at bottom left "guerra O.N.U. 55 Hyena”. On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Nº 434 Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "DN 502”.
- Function: Study for the panel War [FCO 3799]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3651
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