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Wild Beast

Candido Portinari1955

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, gray and white tones. Contour lines, shaded and dotted. Composition representing feline occupying almost the entire area support against gray and white background. The beast is standing, three quarters turned to the left and with the head forward. His body is painted suggesting jaguar skin; has her head tilted slightly back and open jaws, which makes them particularly noticing wide eyes facing forward, nostrils, the two upper fangs and tongue. The animal suggests be walking, seeing up of four legs, only three, being the front on the left folded, hiding the rear on the right. In each paw see are three claws in shape of an isosceles triangle. The tail is down to point upward to form a hook.

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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: w24 x h35cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:wild animal
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1615
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "DN 527” .
  • Function: Study for the painting “Wild Beasts” [FCO 3724]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3644
Projeto Portinari

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