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Cangaceiro on Horseback

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, blue, green, white, gray, ochre and black. Smooth and thick texture. Bandit mounted on white horse occupying the entire height of the stand, walking in arid lanscape and looking up the hill in the background and moon in the sky. The bandit faces, wears characteristic hat, leather, cartridge belts have crossed on his chest and wear clothes brown. The horse is also in front, has ears cocked and the on the left foreleg bent suggesting movement. The two meet on the flat, arid, finding himself in the background, on the horizon on the right, dark hill. Sky Broadband in blue tone with circle to the right, representing the moon.

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  • Title: Cangaceiro 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: 1954
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w46 x h54.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, Nature:Animals:horse, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 54"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3749
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscriptions "Pintor Portinary”, "55,5 x 46,5” and "[illegible] nº 8.B.”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3271
Projeto Portinari

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