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Death as Rider
Candido Portinari1955
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Rapid lines and broken lines. Composition representing figure of horse in profile to the left, occupying the entire stand area. The animal suggests be galloping, has a well defined head, mane and tail windswept. On it, you see seated figure with long hair, also beaten by the wind, with the body and limbs just outlined.
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Details
- Title: Death as Rider
- 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: 1955
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w32.3 x h19.8cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: social:war, social:death, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:figure
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 4632
- Inscription: At bottom left, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari Nº 268 DN 418”.
- Function: Study for the drawing Death as Rider [FCO 693]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3621
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