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Mother of Cangaceiro

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Texture unidentified. It depicts women and two men in front of a house. In the center of the composition, woman standing in front, with the face in profile to the left, crossed arms and legs apart. She has a long face, defined facial features, hair shoulder-length dress and wears the time shins and pants sandals. On the left man in profile standing to the right, facing the woman with the flexed on the left and on the right arm along the body, holding hat and legs apart. Has short hair, slicked back and defined facial features. wear coat, breeches and is wearing boots. To the right, a little further back, man in profile standing to the left, bent on the left arm and legs apart. wears light shirt high collar, darker pants at the time of the shins and is barefoot. Is bulky, short dark hair, suggesting be distributed to the left and has defined facial features. In the background, the house with the on the left window and door in the center, with threshold. On the ground, some pitas scattered, with a large in the foreground on the right and some dark geometric shapes.

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  • Title: Mother of Cangaceiro
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "Portinari 1951"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4813
  • Function: Illustration no. 2 for the novel “Cangaceiros,” by José Lins do Rego. Cangaceiros Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3000
Projeto Portinari

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