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Wild Beast

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white, rose and violet. Contour lines, quick strokes, some shaded and scraped. Feline study standing facing with head raised and jaws open, watching the four canines. See if the front legs and back with sharp claws and part of the tail on the right side of the composition.

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  • Title: Wild Beast
  • 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: w7.7 x h14cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:wild animal
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Initialed at bottom right "C.P.". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 311
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 469” and "Nº 826”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Wild Beasts” [FCO 3724]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3643
Projeto Portinari

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