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Promised Mountain

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Predominance of shaded, winding lines and curved lines. Giant head of representation and figure hovering in space. In the foreground on the left giant head part turned slightly to the right. Has broken face, hollow eyes, long nose, lips closed between mustache and beard. In the background, on the right figure front hanging in space, beard and hooded Long coat. Basically, full shading composition.

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  • Title: Promised Mountain
  • 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16 x h20cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:metaphysics, human figure:man
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3275
  • Inscription: At bottom right edge, inscription "Fig. 8”. On reverse, inscription "g 11675”.
  • Function: Illustration for the poem “Montanha prometida,” from the book “Meditações,” by Manoel de Abreu
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-581
Projeto Portinari

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