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Execution

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, broken and scraped. Shooting It depicts near a cemetery. In the foreground, to the left soldier, standing in profile to the right, using typical Mexican hat, crossed bandoliers chest and holding with both hands a rifle diagonally, pointing toward the platoon rifles that is to the right of composition. Squad find themselves only four soldiers identified by hats, cartridge belts and rifles. They are side by side and take aim their weapons in man's direction is of folded hands on his knees. Behind the condemned sees high wall where they are resting some buzzards and behind which are the tombs of the cemetery. At the end of the wall to the right, one sees curious group who observe the It depicts.

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  • Title: Execution
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.8 x h25.3cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:vulture, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4776
  • Function: Study, not used, for illustration of the novel “La Puissance et la gloire,” by Graham Greene
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4585
Projeto Portinari

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