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Bandeirantes
Candido Portinari1951
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Predominance of contour lines. It depicts several horses mounted against hills in the background. In the foreground on the right horse forward, prancing, with the head turned slightly to the right. In the background, on the left, three riders side by side, in profile to the right, and the figures have defined facial features. At the center, the three horses side by side 3/4 facing right, assembled by just outlined figures. The hills background.
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Details
- Title: Bandeirantes
- 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: 1951
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w33 x h19cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: historical themes:historical scenes:explorers, historical themes:characters:explorers, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:group:men
- Technique: gouache , India ink pen
- Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1951"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 615
- Inscription: Inscriptions, in bottom half, "terra”, "citron”, "laranja”, "cobalto”, "ultramar” and "terra”. On reverse, lines possibly by the artist; authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 113” and "Nº 841”.
- Function: Study for the mural painting or panel Brazil; not executed
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2985
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