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Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Horse mounted man against barren lanscape in the background. The horse is in profile to the left, has stretched front legs forward as if he were riding, the hind legs are also stretched. The tail is an angle whose vertex is up. Knight is with the torso leaning forward, wears kind of cover that is windswept. The horse is riding on arid terrain suggesting hinterearthy with hint of bush clumps. Line marking the horizon with sky lightly "gradient" blackening up.

Details

  • Title: Horseman
  • 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: 1948
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w33.5 x h21cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1154
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication by Maria Portinari.
  • Function: Study for the drawing “Horseman of Hope” [FCO 4839]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2764

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