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The Indians

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and red. Contour lines and straight. Fight It depicts in the forest between pioneers and indigenous. In the foreground to the left of center, back man, represented to the waist, holding rifle against indigenous who are ahead of you. To the right and on the left coiled snake, goat which is seen up to half of the body. Further down, another man wielding rifle, kneeling on one leg and profile to the right. In a clearing indigenous, one running to the right, a front, looking arch and supported lying on the ground. Throughout the composition, tree trunks and lower vegetation.

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  • Title: The Indians
  • 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: w37.5 x h42cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, Nature:Animals:kid, Nature:landscape:forest, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, sanguine
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4287
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de meu marido, Candido Portinari - Maria Victoria Portinari" and sketch of figure
  • Function: Study for the painting “The Indians” [FCO 4448]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3427
Projeto Portinari

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