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Raftsman

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Moose lines. It depicts raft figures, bounded by rectangle at the bottom of the support. Figures marked by contours without facial features. Figure ahead plays an instrument, which can be a guitar or ukulele, wearing a hat and clothes with esvoaçado cloth. Figure back is slightly suggested body. Floor with straight lines, reminding boards and sail features of the raft behind the figures.

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  • Title: Raftsman
  • 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w10 x h15cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:raftsman, Brazilian Culture:raft, Brazilian Culture:musicians, human figure:figure
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5774
  • Notes: Work executed in the artist’s own sketchbook.
  • Function: Sketch for the panel “Raftsman” [FCO 4164]. Musicians Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1625
Projeto Portinari

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