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Dogs Fighting

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Two dogs fighting, having beside a bone, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support. On the left, dog standing with curved back and front paws over the dog who is lying thrashing. He has the head facing forward, biting the dog on the right front paw with which you are fighting. On the right thin and long bone suggesting that the reason for the fight. Moose lines overlap the composition. Plain background.

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  • Title: Dogs Fighting
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:dog
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2845
  • Function: Illustration no. 71 for the book “Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas,” by Machado de Assis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1925
Projeto Portinari

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