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Dragon
Candido Portinari1953
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Quick strokes. Dragon outline, occupying almost the entire area of the support. The animal faces, with the head turned to the left, open mouth with big teeth, has long twisted tail to the left, ending spiral. The body is designed like that of a crocodile. To the right, two heads sketched out the animal's body at the neck, facing right.
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Details
- Title: Dragon
- 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: 1953
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w25 x h20cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: diverse:fantastic figure:dragon
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 661
- Inscription: At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”, "Nº 488” and "DN 366”.
- Function: Sketch for the drawing �Dragon� [FCO 1891]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3201
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