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Mare and Colt

Candido Portinari1958

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight lines, contour lines, broken lines and smooth shading. Mare and foal front, behind a fence, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. Three strands of wire cutting and diagonal light composition are caught in fence post near the on the right side margin, occupying almost the entire height of the composition and trapped following four stakes arranged side by side diagonally to the upper on the left corner. Inside the fence, in the center, mare and foal side by side, front, with the body with dashed slightly accentuating the shadow areas volumes.

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  • Title: Mare and Colt
  • 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: 1958
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w17.5 x h22cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2651
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4392
Projeto Portinari

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