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Arab on Bicycle

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Parallel and tangled lines. It depicts Bedouin bicycle in desert lanscape, seeing a shepherd with flock of sheep and tents on the hill. In the foreground, in the center, Bedouin without facial features, wearing typical Arabic clothing, standing with flowing drapery. He is riding a bike, 3/4 facing left. In the background, on the left, pastor in central flock of sheep, only suggested, and on the right, which seems to be a horse. In the background, a hill with tents pitched on the highest part. In heaven, on the right, with some sun rays represented, half covered up the hill.

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  • Title: Arab on Bicycle
  • 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: 1956
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:desert, human figure:figure, human figure:man
  • Technique: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Signed at bottom left "Neguev Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4401
  • Function: Study for the drawing “Beduin Man on Bicycle” [FCO 3715]. Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3973
Projeto Portinari

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