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Corral

Candido Portinari1938

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and sepia. Contour lines, shadows obtained through watery, light-dark. Representation of a corral with men, women and cattle. In the foreground on the left, naked man, standing back and facing right. He is represented without the facial features, on the right hand on the right hip and legs spread. In the background to the center woman sitting on the floor, 3/4 on the right without facial features represented. wears dress with square neckline and skirt. Has arms on the thighs and legs stretched open on the right. Next to her, on the right, naked man, standing back and facing left with her legs open. Next to it on the right kind of siding forming a corridor through which the cattle forwards it to the feeder. To the right of center, naked man. On the left, ox lying on the floor. In the third level, oxen and sidings. In the background, about parallel horizontal beams.

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  • Title: Corral
  • 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: 1938
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w14 x h14cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:raising cattle, social:workers:female settler, social:workers:cowboy, Nature:Animals:ox, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil , India ink pen , India ink brush , sepia brush , sepia wash
  • Signature: Initialed at bottom right "CP". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1816
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Cattle” [FCO 1750]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-831
Projeto Portinari

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