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Zé Brasil

Candido Portinari1948

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. man's head in the center of the composition, against background with fence and vegetation. The head faces, turned slightly to the left; has thin face, almond-shaped eyes, long nose, lips parted and we see the beginning of the neck. Wearing a hat, appearing to be straw, with flap. On the left, some fence posts with barbed wire in perspective for background. On the right angled stakes. Ground with undergrowth.

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  • Title: Zé Brasil
  • 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: 1948
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19.5 x h12.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4581
  • Function: Illustration no. 2 for the book “Zé Brasil,” by Monteiro Lobato
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2747
Projeto Portinari

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