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Migrants

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight, shaded and scraped lines. Group of people, side by side, occupying the entire width of the support. From the left to the right: girl with her head tilted to the left holding a bag and with his on the left hand due to an old man beside him; This looks at the girl, has white hair and beard, and relies on a staff in his on the left hand; woman looks pregnant holding a bag in his on the right hand; another woman carrying a child in her lap; and head man down and bag back without facial features represented. The ground parallel lines suggest road. In the background, on the left, vegetation and outlined round leaves and on the right, rushes representation.

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  • Title: Migrants
  • 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: w17.5 x h29cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Northeastern migrant, human figure:group:men, human figure:group:women, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1236
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom left "ESTUDO PARA AGUA FORTE”
  • Function: Study for the engraving “Migrants” [FCO 815]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4617
Projeto Portinari

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