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Man Dying

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines parallel dashed lines and tangled. It depicts migrants crying and dying man. In the foreground, the center, kneeling man holding the dying arms. He's almost back, facing left, wears shirt, pants, shoes and feet bandit hat, hair piece on display. To his on the left, a man sitting on the floor with legs straight, suggested facial features, head fallen back, wear clothes and shoes sandals. Four more figures make up the It depicts. On the left-leaning man holding what appears to be a squatting person. To his on the right, girl turned to the right, suggested features, hair with braids and wears dress. She holds woman standing with defined facial features, long hair, open arms and head raised looking at the sky, as if crying. Beside her, a child with head down, covering his face with clothing. on the far right, back woman, facing the trunk of a tree, long hair tied back and wear dress off. In the sky to the left, sun with rays represented by quick strokes.

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  • Title: Man Dying
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w34 x h28cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:death, social:Northeastern migrant, human figure:child, human figure:group, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4069
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3405
Projeto Portinari

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