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Profile of Prospector
Candido Portinari1937
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. It depicts man panning. The man is in profile to the left, with the sloping body and on the left arm bent to the left. wear hat clear tabs and pants. Plain background.
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Details
- Title: Profile of Prospector
- 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
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w41.4 x h43.7cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: social:working scenes:prospecting for gold, social:workers:prospector, human figure:man
- Technique: charcoal
- Signature: Signed in middle of bottom half "Portinari". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 5236
- Function: Study for the mural painting Gold Mine [FCO 1751]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-733
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