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The Inspection

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and red. Straight and tangled lines. It depicts group of farmers and foreman. To the left of the composition, horse standing in front, and closer to the center, man standing, facing right, with the on the left leg ahead. It wears hat with brim turned up sleeves clothes and trousers with rifle in tow. To the left, a group of men, three ahead. They have represented facial features, wear long sleeve clothes and trousers and hold brimmed hats in their hands. It is seen over the faces of two figures in the second row and the rest of the group, the outline of the head. On the left, a wall. At the bottom, the top, circular lines.

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  • Title: The Inspection
  • 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 h28cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:foreman, social:workers:farm hand, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon, sanguine
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4283
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Estudo para 'A Selva' Desenho de autoria de meu marido Candido Portinari - Maria Victoria Portinari"
  • Function: Study for the painting “The Inspection” [FCO 4442]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3417
Projeto Portinari

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