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Indian Man Quartering a Corpse

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Indian It depicts quartering a dead man. On the left, naked Indian in profile to the right with the on the right leg more forward than the on the left, holding hands in the backbone of the dead man is lying in front of him on his back on a wooden frame. The dead head is to the right of the composition with the severed arm and leg. On the ground, the center, part of a finger and some sticks.

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  • Title: Indian Man Quartering a Corpse
  • 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w31 x h26.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:man, human figure:limbs
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 738
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 657(13)” and "Nº 957”.
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Descrição verdadeira de um país...,” by Hans Staden, which was never published
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1536
Projeto Portinari

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