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Carajá Indian Woman

Candido Portinari1961

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, straight and winding. Study two Carajas Indies against a plain background. On the left, facing India, appearing to be kneeling. Mong black hair blowing to the left and body painting spiral shapes the breasts, the belly and legs. On the right a bit further behind another India composed of two isosceles triangles, with the top base is supported on the lower vertex. Two straight lines ending in hook defining legs. Between the two Indian a dark circle suggests moon.

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  • Title: Carajá Indian Woman
  • 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: 1961
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w11.5 x h13cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 623
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 234” and "Nº 655”.
  • Function: Study
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4833
Projeto Portinari

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