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The Killing

Candido Portinari1951

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, white and blue tones. Sketch lines. Cangaceiro It depicts stabbing man. In the foreground, man lying on the ground in the prone position across almost the entire width of the support and holding in his on the right hand which would be a machete. Sitting on his head, bandit with his on the right arm raised holding a large knife as if to stab him in the back. A little further back, in the center, another bandit, standing front, with legs wide apart, on the left arm raised and holding a rifle in his on the right hand. At the bottom on the right, compact group of draft bandits, all hat.

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  • Title: The Killing
  • 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: 1951
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19.5 x h17cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2595
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom right edge "Vicente”. On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Nº 528 Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.. On reverse, inscription "TOMBO 2865”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Crime in the Cangaço” [FCO 2664]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3014
Projeto Portinari

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