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Forest
Candido Portinari1957
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. It depicts animals in a forest. From the left to the right: jaguar, profile to the right, looking forward; Paca also profile to the right; anteater profile to the left and above it, the head of a toucan and outline below anteater other toucan, both facing the on the left; on the right side together three agoutis, two turned to the left and to the right. Geometrized background on the left half of the composition and parallel vertical lines on the right half, suggesting forest environment.
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Details
- Title: Forest
- 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: 1957
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w50.5 x h12.5cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: Nature:Animals:cougar, Nature:Animals:spotted cavy, Nature:Animals:agouti, Nature:Animals:anteater, Nature:Animals:toucan, Nature:landscape:forest
- Technique: lead pencil , crayon
- Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 410
- Inscription: Inscription on reverse of support "4m x 90c”. On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 1116” and "Nº 402”.
- Function: Study for the panel Amazon Forest [FCO 1742]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4172
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