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Rooster

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Cock standing, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support against a plain background. The rooster is in profile to the left, has the head turned to the right, crest and beak just outlined, eye round and black feathers within a diamond represented by dots and dashes, irregular, large tail plume and raised on the right foot. At the bottom on the left of the animal's head, another profile rooster head to the left, light and scratched trace, suggesting that the artist had decided to change the position of the same.

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  • Title: Rooster
  • 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.5 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:rooste
  • Technique: dry point
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 857
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1695
Projeto Portinari

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