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Remains of Man

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. It depicts dismembered human figure. In the foreground, center, hand with fingers cut off, turned to the left, with thumbs up. In the background, on the left, part of a person's torso, is seeing the beginning of the on the left arm. On the right, on the right foot with the sole of the foot forward, with the tibia and fibula apparent. On the third level, the center head against the floor facing up, seeing-mouth and nostrils and a loose eye on the right of the head.

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  • Title: Remains of Man
  • 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: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w27.5 x h23.3cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 737
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 656” and "Nº 958”.
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Descrição verdadeira de um país...,” by Hans Staden, which was never published
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1535
Projeto Portinari

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