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Two Men Talking

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, yellow, black, green and white. Texture unidentified. It depicts two men talking to the right of the composition against background with building and field lanscape. The man in the foreground, far on the right, is standing almost on his back, facing left, with on the left arm along the body and legs apart. It wears hat tabs, sleeves shirt, trousers at the time of the shins and is barefoot. In front, far on the left, man sitting in front, slightly off to the right, with open arms and raised and on the right foot forward and on the left profile to the right. It has hair on her ears, looking parted in the middle, defined facial features and wears sleeved shirt, pants at the time of the shins and sandals. Behind the figures, the wall of a house, with a rectangular window in the middle, where it sees a waning moon. Throughout the on the left area, the open, with pitas in perspective to the left and to the bottom, scattered pebbles. Floor with geometrical areas. In the background dark sky.

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  • Title: Two Men Talking
  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4824
  • Function: Illustration no. 22 for the novel “Cangaceiros,” by José Lins do Rego. Cangaceiros Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3121
Projeto Portinari

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