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Raft

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and dashes. It depicts men in the raft. In the center of composition outlined three figures. The first is down from the front, suggesting be catching raft object from the floor. Behind her, on the left, standing figure with his back, looking up her on the left arm raised. To the right another man standing, facing right, with his arms up, holding rope or sailing. The raft is defined by parallel lines. On the right, a rope passes through the point of the composition.

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  • Title: Raft
  • 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: 1954
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:raftsman, Brazilian Culture:raft, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: crayon
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4258
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari; autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari".
  • Function: Sketch for the panel “Northeastern Raft” [FCO 2560]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3266
Projeto Portinari

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