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Paca

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, shaded and dotted. Composition representing PACA standing, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support against a plain background. The animal is in profile to the left, you have black eyes and his fur is well defined. On the floor, three low vegetation tufts and under the animal, dark area suggesting shadow projection.

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  • Title: Paca
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w27.5 x h21cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:spotted cavy
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4346
  • Function: Study for the panel “Amazon Forest” [FCO 1742]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4167
Projeto Portinari

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