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Wonder of Itaguahy

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Intersecting lines, straight and dark areas. It depicts the session court. In the foreground, center, man half-bust sitting with his back to represent the judge. The face is seen only part of the nose and on the left cheek. In the background, on the left of center, a kind of square suggesting that the defendant's bench with figure sketched standing in profile to the right; further to the right, three figures also outlined seated as if they were hearing the defendant. Bottom and sides of the support around the judge filled by intersecting straight lines contrasting with the central area of ​​the composition that is clear.

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  • Title: Wonder of Itaguahy
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17 x h12cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man
  • Technique: India ink pen , India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1310
  • Inscription: Inscription in bottom left corner "28”
  • Function: Illustration no. 27 for the book “O alienista,” by Machado de Assis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2246
Projeto Portinari

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