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Composition in ochre (predominant), gray, earthy, green and white. Rough and thick texture, friezes probably made with brush cable. Composition representing figure on tractor, amid a field of ochre. In the center, with tractor grille in front, moving, almost from the front, walking to the left. About it, figure represented by grayish-white mass, like a man on his back with long turban on his head, stuck by an arch. The plantation is possibly a wheat field. In the background, band in gray and earthy tones representing ground range uncultivated.

Details

  • Title: Arab on Plow
  • 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: w19 x h23.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:farming, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3047
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Pintura a óleo de Candido Portinari da Série Israel 7 ao todo – reproduzida em cores no album do mesmo nome, editado na Itália em 1957 Rio de Janeiro, agosto de 1970 Maria Victoria Portinari,” "Isaie XLI, 25 Voici que je fais de toi un traineau à battre, neuf, à doubles dents; tu broieras, tu hacheras les montagnes, tu réduiras les collines en menue paille” and "pag. 680 (Serie Le Consolasione 41) Io ti ho posto come un carro nuovo da trebbiare, armato di denti di ferro: tu trebbierai i monti e li triterai, e ridurrai in polvere le Colline”; stamp of notarized signature.
  • Function: Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4267

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