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Worker Squatting

Candido Portinari1938-03-11

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in sepia, black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volumes. Worker squat back, facing right 3/4, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support against a plain background. The man is strong, with ripped muscles, has black hair and short, naked torso using only kind of short shorts. The on the right arm is extended forward and resting on the right knee is flexed. The on the left arm and leg are not visible, showing only the foot with the heel raised. Might falling from the left with shadows sharp on the right.

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  • Title: Worker Squatting
  • 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: 1938-03-11
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w37.5 x h56cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:farm hand, human figure:man
  • Technique: charcoal, sepia
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1657
  • Inscription: Dated in inscription at bottom right "croquis para o cacau 11-III-938”
  • Function: Study for the mural painting “Cocoa” [FCO 1756]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-810
Projeto Portinari

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