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Old Man on Horseback

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight lines, angular and parallel shading. In the foreground on the left representing the middle-man body of law, taking up more than half the height of the composition. Slightly behind and to the right, horse riding with old mounted. The animal is 3/4 facing left and has dashed the body, accentuating its volume. About it, old man with furrowed face and long beard, wearing a hat, boots and clothes has only suggested by chiaroscuro. Basically, parallel lines and straight lines represent sugarcane plantation.

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  • Title: Old Man on Horseback
  • 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: w28 x h36cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:man
  • Technique: etching , aquatint
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 828
  • Function: Original illustration no. 25 for the book “Menino de engenho,” by José Lins do Rego
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4645
Projeto Portinari

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