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Man Drinking Water

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, blue, green, orange, lilac and black. Traces precise and parallel dashed lines. Group of nine people watching sick man. Man lying on the ground, leaning against the knee of the man beside her. Has the naked torso, bulging eyes, drooping arms to the left, wear rolled up pants and strappy sandals. Immediately behind, supporting the sick man kneeling in front with his head down with his on the left hand holding the patient's head in front and with the on the right hand the neck of a gourd from which water comes out. On the left woman standing 3/4 toward the on the right carrying baby on her lap and woman kneeling with her hands covering her face with on the right girl standing that embraces shoulders. On the right behind the kneeling man with two heads fon the rightened expression with side two more figures to standing, a forward with the head up to the left and the other profile to the left looking at the patient in front of him. On the floor near the foot of the patient, sees a stone. Background dotted yellow.

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  • Title: Man Drinking Water
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w33 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Northeastern migrant, human figure:group:men, human figure:group:women, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 55"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1692
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3403
Projeto Portinari

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