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Composition in black and white. Parallel lines, contour and tangled and scraped. It depicts corral seeing three horses, two foals and a girl. In the foreground, center, horse 3/4 facing left with girl figure behind his back. The girl is in profile to the left, hold with both hands to the long mane, has straight hair back as if beaten by the wind and are on the left with leg up like jump on the horse's back. Even in the foreground on the left corner of the composition, kind of rectangular trough bottom, diagonally on the left to the right from front to back. In the background, to the right of the trough, two foals: the on the left is in profile to the right and the on the right is a little further back, almost in front with his head resting on the back of another colt. More to the right, behind the first animal described, another horse, standing, facing her head back; on the right of another horse composition, this, standing back to back, with the head turned to the left. In the third plane, through approximately the entire width of the composition; and it suggests that the wooden boards together, sold for three strands of barbed wire on top. In the background, over the fence, it is seen to the left, with bleak horizon line setting and moon in the sky and on the right, cue trees that were leaning against the fence.

Details

  • Title: Girl with Horses
  • 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: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w49.5 x h35cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:child:girl
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 57"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1918
  • Inscription: At bottom edge, embossed mark of the paper "Shoellers Hammer”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4232

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