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Gold Mining

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Some sketch lines. mining It depicts into a river, occupying the entire area of ​​support. In the foreground, on the left, lot of nuggets, looking up an inclined paddle vertically. On the right river representation, seeing himself little behind two partially dipped figures: on the left, front man, on the right hand in front of the body; on the right profile man bent to the left, holding in hands a panning. Both wear brimmed hat. In the background, on the left of center, figure forward, panning in front of the body and on the right, deeper, figure drawing, the same on the right in the figure the foreground position. Sinuous lines skirting the banks of the river.

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  • Title: Gold Mining
  • 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: 1941
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w29 x h29cm 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:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3774
  • Notes: Support affixed to black cardboard.
  • Inscription: On back of mat, stamps "4490” and "negative in serie USZ62”; inscription "21848”. On reverse, label "Prelimirary drawing of the mural in the Hispanic Foundation, Library of Congress (rejected) crayon 29 x 28,7cm 1941 Gift of Candido Portinari April, 6, 1942”.
  • Function: Study, not used, for the mural painting “Mining of Gold” [FCO 3768]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1490
Projeto Portinari

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