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Arab on Horseback

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Arab horse with planting, hill and houses in the background. In the foreground, on the left, Arabic assembled profile horse to the left. On the right Arab woman in profile to the left, with jar on head, walking behind the horse. In the second plane, crossing the composition in the width direction, planting suggestion. In the background hill with houses.

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  • Title: Arab on Horseback
  • 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w22 x h17cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "Portinari Israel 1956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 241
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 580” and "Nº 280”.
  • Function: Study for the drawing “Landscape with Arab and Horse” [FCO 1702]. Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3900
Projeto Portinari

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