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Composition in black and brown. Contour lines and shading. It depicts men working in yerba mate harvest, being watched by foreman. In the foreground on the left part of a tree trunk; a little behind, farmer holding on the left-handed head yerba mate branch down with the on the right hand holds a branch of the branch. The man is standing in front, shirtless and has defined facial features. Behind it, a log horizontally. On the right foreman standing back to back, slightly turned to the left, with his on the left arm along the body and legs apart. It wears brimmed hat, long sleeve shirt, breeches and high boots. Ahead, down surrounded with thin logs and ropes and center, yerba mate leaves for drying. In the background, on the left of center, worker standing in front, using kind of swimming trunks and is barefoot; has defined facial features, arms along the body and on the right foot further on the left. Beside her, mate standing cut, with leaves sprouting. More to the center, a little behind, back farmer, his body tilted to the background using brimmed hat, shirt sleeves, pants rolled up and is barefoot. Beside him, another foot cut mate, sprouting leaves and a few more that are repeated more in the background. Throughout the composition, yerba mate tufts of thick tree trunks.

Details

  • Title: Mate Herb
  • 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: 1938
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w297 x h280cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:cultivating mate, social:workers:foreman, social:workers:farm hand, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5339
  • Function: Cartoon for the mural painting “Mate Herb” [FCO 1754]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-841

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