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Composition in black and white. Lines define contours and shading give volume. Study on the right foot profiled to the right, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against white background. The foot is well-defined, we see the ankle, heel, toes, and nails. Light falls on the left foot behind.

Details

  • Title: Foot
  • 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: 1937-11-20
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w37 x h26cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:limbs:foot
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 109
  • Inscription: Dated in inscription in bottom right corner "croquis Para a Canna 20-XI-937”. On reverse, authentication and inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 761”.
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Sugar Cane” [FCO 1749]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-713

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