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Construction

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Straight, fast and shaded lines. It depicts with seven men working in construction. On the right foreground, back man holding a shovel in his on the right hand and on the left Mason a brick. To the left, a little further back, Profile man on the left holding rope that is hanging overhead. To the left of center piece of wood rafter, suggesting the door, seeing a man at the top end with a hammer in hand, and in front, a bucket hanging from rope that is stuck in the ceiling. Behind the door, in the background, hint of two men, the on the left holding Mason shovel in his on the left hand. On the left man carrying bag in the back. On top of a rafter at the top, man crouching. Throughout the composition, making wooden beams to build the frame. Background bends and shaded lines.

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  • Title: Construction
  • 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w35.2 x h34cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:civil construction, social:workers:factory worker, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari Israel". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4183
  • Function: Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3909
Projeto Portinari

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