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The Dead Indian

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and red. Contour lines and straight. It depicts two dead indigenous, placed in the network to be transported. In the center of the composition, two men lying on the ground, side by side, the on the left with the head to the bottom and the on the right to head forward; They wear feather thongs. The man on the left, you see the facial features and soles of the feet. Holding the network at the ends, crouching men on the left and on the right. The on the left is in profile to the right and the on the right is 3/4 facing left. Ground with low vegetation and bottom, on the right beginning of a large tree trunk.

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  • Title: The Dead Indian
  • 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: 1955
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w34 x h30.9cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:death, social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, sanguine
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4286
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Ilustração para 'A Selva', de Ferreira de Castro, de autoria de meu marido Candido Portinari - Maria Victoria Portinari"
  • Function: Study for the painting “The Dead Indian” [FCO 4447]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3424
Projeto Portinari

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