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The Evicted

Candido Portinari1934

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Retreatants group next to a train track, against plain background. The group is moved to the right and consists of six. From the left to the right: figure that appears to be a boy, standing, front, head 3/4 toward the on the right, without representation of hair, protruding belly and crooked legs; another figure who appears to be boy, unreasonably low, also standing and facing with his on the left hand on his chest, naked from the waist down and wearing a hat; behind this figure, thin woman standing in profile to the left; another thin woman standing and facing wearing long black dress; naked boy, as if walking to the left, with the on the right arm stretched pointing forward; behind this boy, figure that appears to be another woman, fatter than the first two, sitting on a crate in front. At the bottom on the left, on the floor, a chest and a backpack. Behind the retreatants, cutting across the width of the support, a train track. Shadows of the legs of the figures projected on the right and plain background.

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  • Title: The Evicted
  • 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: 1934
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28.5 x h21.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Northeastern migrant, human figure:group, diverse:recurring elements:trunk
  • Technique: lead pencil , India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 1934"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2274
  • Function: Illustration for the �Espírito Novo� magazine
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-442
Projeto Portinari

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