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Composition in sepia and brown. Fast contour lines. migrant representation, ox and dog in lanscape suggesting that barren. To the left of the composition, a scrawny dog, profile to the right, with the desolate look, facing the ground. It has visible ribs, short tail and floppy ears. In the center stand, man standing in front with his on the right hand up, holding a kind of backpack standing on the head. Wears baggy pants, with the on the left side at the time of cinnamon and the on the right to the foot. It is thin, potbellied, has suggested facial features. To his on the right, steer standing in front, a little behind. Plain background, with the horizon line in the middle of the support.

Details

  • Title: Migrant
  • 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: 1939
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20.5 x h23cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Northeastern migrant, Nature:Animals:ox, Nature:Animals:dog, human figure:man
  • Technique: sepia , monotype
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1939"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5857
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4946

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