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Man from Front

Candido Portinari1937

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Man facing forward against white background. The figure is standing in a rest position, his face just outlined, naked and vigorous torso, ripped muscles,right arm along the body, bent and raised left arm suggested, as if holding something over his shoulder. He wears pants rolled up below the knees, has legs slightly spread, bare feet, and the right is slightly ahead than the left.

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  • Title: Man from Front
  • 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: 1937
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w33 x h71cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers, human figure:man
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 104
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 686”.
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Brazilwood” [FCO 1748]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-722
Projeto Portinari

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