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Man with Ox

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, red ochre and white. Contour lines, some shaded and scraped. Composition representing man in a stable, standing, profile on the left holding the reins of an ox that is ahead. The man wears a hat suggesting that the bandit, rolled up long sleeve shirt, pants and sandals. Is the on the left leg with knee bent leaning against the belly of the animal that is opposite to the head tilted slightly to the right holder. Although this side perspective poles aligned to the bottom defining the stable limit. On the floor are seen some birds hotels as well as one that is on one of the stakes of the fence.

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  • Title: Man with Ox
  • 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: w22 x h19cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:branding cattle, social:workers:cowboy, Nature:Animals:ox, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil , sanguine
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1620
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3397
Projeto Portinari

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