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Horsemen

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in violet hues, blue, black and white. Predominance of contour lines. It depicts several horses mounted against lanscape suggesting hills. In the foreground, center, man outline in the act of riding a horse that is 3/4 facing left. To the right, a group of riders who carry large spears, looking at the tip of one of them, the Brazilian flag. In the background, on the left, three riders side by side. On the third level, a sort of cavalry grouped four in profile line to the left. In the background, hint of hills.

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  • Title: Horsemen
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h15cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: historical themes:historical scenes:Prestes Column, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 616
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 282”.
  • Function: Sketch for the mural painting or panel “Brazil”; not executed
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2982
Projeto Portinari

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