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Woodcutters

Candido Portinari1938

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and brown. Lines defining contours and shading setting volumes. Indian middle-bust triggering an ax blow and part of tree trunks across the entire height of the composition. In the foreground on the left, large tree trunk across the entire height of the composition. In the center, front of Indian with arms to the right holding aloft an ax. Has slightly angular face facing to the left, straight hair with bangs covering her forehead, slanted eyes, thick nose and full lips closed. Face part is covered by his on the right arm that runs through the body. Behind the ax, another piece of tree trunk across the entire height of the support. In the background, on the left, curved profile man to the right with your arms straight down and legs apart in a position to pick up the trunk on the ground between his legs. Straight hair fallen down, shadowed face without defining facial features, using small trunks. At the bottom part of trunks glued the top edge of the support seeing are two already cut and cylindrical parts on the floor.

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  • Title: Woodcutters
  • 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: 1938
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w145 x h96.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:working scenes:lumber, social:ethnic groups:Indian, social:workers:woodcutter, human figure:man
  • Technique: charcoal
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2508
  • Notes: Support spliced vertically.
  • Function: Fragment of the cartoon “Brazilwood” [FCO 5333]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-828
Projeto Portinari

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