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Mule Driver

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

black and white composition with light blue accents. Contour lines, quick strokes, light. Representation of a man riding a winding path and figure in the background waving. In the foreground, center, man astride horse, 3/4 facing left. The animal has the on the right front paw raised ears standing and harnesses. Knight is with the head facing up and to the right, wearing a top hat and jacket. The path forms an "S" to the bottom of the composition, flanked by undergrowth, suggested by quick strokes. At the end of the path, on the right, outline of a standing figure appearing to be waving his on the right hand.

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  • Title: Mule Driver
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w18 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:donkey, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2350
  • Function: Study for the engraving “Mule Driver” [FCO 1359]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1943
Projeto Portinari

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