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Beduin Man on Bicycle

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Parallel and tangled lines. It depicts Bedouin bicycle in desert lanscape, seeing-dromedary and goats. In the foreground, to the left of the center of the composition, Bicycle Bedouin 3/4 facing right, with no defined face, using typical Arabic clothing, with flowing drapery. In the background, on the right, dromedary standing in front. A little behind the dromedary, on the right, two kids walking to the left. Basically, hill with rounded top.

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  • Title: Beduin Man 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w18 x h18cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:goat, Nature:Animals:dromedary, Nature:landscape:desert, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4402
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom right "NEGUEV Beduino de bicicleta!”
  • Function: Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3972
Projeto Portinari

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