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Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. It depicts forest animals. In the foreground, in the center, doe standing in profile to the left. On the left, rabbit and a little further back, agoutis. On the right arara a tree. Forest with tree trunks and thick undergrowth scattered throughout the composition. They do not see the treetops.

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: 1948
  • Physical Dimensions: w25 x h12.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:macaw, Nature:Animals:rabbit, Nature:Animals:doe, Nature:Animals:agouti, Nature:landscape:forest
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5246
  • Function: Study for the panel “Forest” [FCO 1829]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2639

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