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Horse Grazing

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, quick strokes, parallel dotted and crossed lines. Performance horses and hills in the background. In the foreground, standing in profile horse to the right, with his head down, grazing. It has the body with shaded areas represented by broken lines. On the floor, small undergrowth of tufts risks represented by zigzag. In the background, on the right, horse lying profile to on the left with the head up and the whole body covered by cross-hatching. Basically, two hills across the entire width of the composition.

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  • Title: Horse Grazing
  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.5 x h11cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed and dated at top left "Portinari 1952"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2687
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3085
Projeto Portinari

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