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Composition in dark earthy, black, gray, blue, green, violet and ochre tones. Rough texture. It depicts five men working on a sugar cane plantation. In the foreground, on the left, a man standing in profile to the left, holding a cane burden on his back, legs spread, his right leg more visible than the his left, suggesting he is walking. In the background, on the left, a man is seen crouched over a burden of sugar cane, wearing a hat; on the right, two men, side by side standing in profile to the right, near a sugar cane field. The man ahead is holding a machete in his right hand and his left is holding a sugar cane. On the third level, to the left, a man, partly covered by the foreground figure; he is facing forward, his head bowed, wearing a hat and carrying a burden on his back. Blue sky background.

Details

  • Title: Sugar Cane
  • 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: 1938
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w41 x h41cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:sugar cane, social:workers:farm hand, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1000
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting “Sugar Cane” [FCO 1749]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-860

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