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Turkey Vendor

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, straight lines and chiaroscuro. Black figure of a man holding five turkeys, occupying almost the entire height in the center of the composition, against white background. Man standing, facing, with etched facial features, holding the feet turkeys that are upside down, to the left of the composition, marking dark area that accentuates the chiaroscuro of the whole. Man wears straw hat, wears white shirt, wide, half sleeve, long pants rolled up to the left leg and is barefoot.

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  • Title: Turkey Vendor
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w28 x h36cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:turkey, social:ethnic groups:mulatto, social:workers:turkey vendor, human figure:man
  • Technique: etching , aquatint
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 831
  • Function: Original illustration no. 28 for the book “Menino de engenho,” by José Lins do Rego
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4654
Projeto Portinari

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