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Man

Candido Portinari1937

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Study of male nude against a plain background. The figure is almost back, on the right arm stretched diagonally up and to the right, has the strong body with ripped muscles and legs apart, and the on the right is far ahead than the on the left. On the left foot with the heel off the ground and walk all on the right supported.

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  • Title: Man
  • 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: w44 x h72cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers, human figure:man
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 136
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 684”.
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Iron” [FCO 1757]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-747
Projeto Portinari

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