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The Cougar

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in green tones, blue, earthy, yellow, white, black and ochre. Texture unidentified. It depicts man hunting in a forest ounce. To the left of center, half-length back man, wielding a rifle targeting one ounce that is ahead of you and seems to hide behind round object. In the center, the more the background ounce foot forward with the on the right forepaw later. Background with geometric designs representing vegetation and forest floor.

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  • Title: The Cougar
  • 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: w17 x h21cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:cougar, Nature:landscape:forest, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4445
  • Function: Illustration no. 8 for the book “A selva,” by Ferreira de Castro
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3437
Projeto Portinari

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