Cangaceiro

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Fast, shaded and shaved lines. Bandit on horseback, taking up almost the entire support area. The bandit is a front cross-bandoliers at chest and hat on. The horse has his head bent forward as if grazing. Shaded background with some scraped.

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Title: Cangaceiro
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
Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Physical Dimensions: w11 x h26cm without frame
Provenance: João Candido Portinari
Rights: João Candido Portinari
External Link: Projeto Portinari
Theme: social:Cangaceiro, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:man
Technique: lead pencil
Signature: Stamped signature at bottom right "Portinari*". Undated
Painter: Candido Portinari
Number: FCO 601
Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 448” and "Nº 419”.
Function: Sketch
Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3864

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