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Sitting Indian Man
Candido Portinari1938-01-17
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Indian study sitting in profile to the right with enough powerful body. Straight hair with bangs fallen on the forehead, back straight, arms resting on his lap, legs slightly apart, bare feet, wears small thong. Might falling from the left of the composition illuminating the shores of the Indian.
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Details
- Title: Sitting Indian 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: 1938-01-17
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w42 x h66cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:man
- Technique: charcoal
- Signature: Signed and dated in middle of bottom half "Portinari 1938"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 424
- Inscription: Dated in inscription at bottom left "Croquis Para 1ª Escola 17-1-938”. On back of frame, inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 672”.
- Function: Study for the cartoon �Jesuit School� [FCO 5346]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-786
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