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Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Study two feet, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against a plain background. Feet suggest that the figure is kneeling on his back and diagonally from the left to the right and from front to back. They are slightly apart, seeing mainly the heels and soles. The toes are not visible because they are bent feet. A line at the height of heels, suggests the end of a garment that covers part of the on the right heel.

Details

  • Title: Feet
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w41 x h41cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:foot
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 171
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 137” and "Nº 102”.
  • Function: Study for the tile panel “Saint Francis of Assisi” [FCO 2474]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1970

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