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Ox in Corral

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Representation of an ox, about ago, against a plain background. The animal is in the center of the composition, standing and facing, has a large head with thick horns and neck pendant wattle. The body is all broken, emphasizing the volume of its forms. Behind the steer, a fence diagonally on the left to the right across the width of the cutting support. The fence has four tall poles and four strands of wire, and in the top four birds sitting and flying close to the other.

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  • Title: Ox in Corral
  • 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: w20 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:bird, Nature:Animals:ox
  • Technique: fountain pen
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2090
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4541
Projeto Portinari

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