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The Ferocious Kings

Candido Portinari1936

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Predominance of shaded, winding lines and strokes. Profile of representation horizontally, arid lanscape and high image suspended horizontally, with folded hands. In the foreground, occupying almost half of the composition profile of the horizontal, looking to the left side of the hand vertically, full beard and on the right, full lips and sharp nose. In the background, lanscape represented by lines and sinuous lines. At the top, along the top edge of the holder, FIG suspended horizontally hands put his head to the left. Tip two clouds up the sky.

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  • Title: The Ferocious Kings
  • 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: 1936
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h16cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:metaphysics, human figure:man
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3271
  • Inscription: At bottom right edge, inscription "Fig 2”. On reverse, inscription "j 11675”.
  • Function: Illustration for the poem “Os reis ferozes,” from the book “Meditações,” by Manoel de Abreu
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-575
Projeto Portinari

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