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Cangaceiro

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, ochre, earthy, white, black and red. Thick texture and well-marked broad strokes. Half-bust bandit against geometrized background in shades of gray, earthy, ochre and white. Front bandit 3/4 with head turned to the left. It has characteristic hat, suggesting be leather, with the flap raised in the front decorated by five-pointed star and circles. The hat is buried covering the entire forehead: big eyes, backgrounds, black - with oversized irises - facing left, broad, flat nose, thin lips closed and square chin. The face is angular, represented by colored contrasting. The return of chin strap hat with drooping tips and behind the neck hairs of suggestion. Wear clothes in shades of gray with crossed bandoliers chest.

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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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, 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 and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 944"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2908
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2065
Projeto Portinari

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