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Dragnet

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, white, green, blue, earthy and black. Thick texture with marked brushstrokes. Composition representing trawler It depicts beach with sea-beaten. In the center of the composition group of men aligned one behind the other in pairs forming a line that cuts almost the entire area of ​​the composition on the left diagonal and on the right back to front. The first men are pulling the network that is still into the sea. At the end of the line, behind the men, we see part of the network already pulled. The figures wear white clothes, have dark skin suggesting sunburned and have indicated facial features. The sand area occupies 3/4 of the composition, seeing the line of the sea with waves forming and behind, sky range. In the lower on the right corner, dark area of ​​shade.

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  • Title: Dragnet
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w38.2 x h26.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:fishing, social:workers:fisherman, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 58"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5535
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4377
Projeto Portinari

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