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Arab and Israelite

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Fast contour lines and dashed. Jewish and Arab front against hill background. The two figures are side by side and cut at the knees. On the left, a Jew with long dark overcoat, hands in pockets, hat on head, stubble and "payots". To his on the left, with Arabic rag on his head, cloak enveloping his body, and his on the right hand bent at chest level. In the background, hill's suggestion.

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  • Title: Arab and Israelite
  • 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: 1956
  • Physical Dimensions: w16 x h23cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 234
  • Inscription: On reverse, lines possibly by the artist; authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 597” and "Nº 738”.
  • Function: Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3934
Projeto Portinari

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