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Men in Hammocks

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, parallel lines and shading. Three naked men lying on networks that occupy the entire width of the composition. Networks are side by side, parallel to the front to the back in perspective. The first man lying on the left to the right, has the on the right arm extended out of the net and the on the left leg bent. The second, lying in the same direction as the first, is almost entirely covered by the network. The third lying in the opposite direction, is folded arms, hands folded on the stomach and the on the left leg bent. The networks are represented by vertical lines and sloping and dark shading. Basically, shaded occupies the entire area of ​​the composition.

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  • Title: Men in Hammocks
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w21.5 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:group:men
  • Technique: etching , aquatint
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 819
  • Function: Original illustration no. 16 for the book “Menino de engenho,” by José Lins do Rego
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4626
Projeto Portinari

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