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Cangaceiro

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, orange, earthy, ochre, gray, red, blue, green and black. Thick texture with marked brushstrokes. Bandit sitting occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against a yellow background. The bandit faces, sitting on large log. It has square face, brown complexion, is cross-eyed, kinky hair, coarse nose and lips suggested. wears leather hat pulled the head, gray clothes with red neckerchief tied in a knot in front of two crossed cartridge belts in the chest, one in the waist and is barefoot. Holds in his on the right hand the barrel of a rifle is supported on the ground, has the on the left hand resting on his arms and legs apart. Ground orange and yellow background with curved strokes from seeing the upper on the right, suggesting that circle the sun.

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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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w60 x h73cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1650
  • Inscription: On stretcher, inscriptions "73 x 60” and "20”; stamp "Manufatura de madeira Irmãos [illegible]nelli Ltda. Rua do ouro 263 – São Paulo”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4362
Projeto Portinari

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