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Indian Man Gnawing Bone

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Native chewing bone and body quartered. To the left of the composition, indium sitting front eating a large bone to secure the on the right hand. The on the left hand is on his knee holding another bone. On the right human body quartered, without the on the right arm and on the left leg without. In the upper on the right half, the bottom, a hollow and a fence; the upper on the left corner, small clumps of vegetation.

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  • Title: Indian Man Gnawing Bone
  • 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: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w24.2 x h21.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, Nature:landscape:Indian village, human figure:man
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 731
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 650(6)” and "Nº 948”.
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Descrição verdadeira de um país...,” by Hans Staden, which was never published
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1529
Projeto Portinari

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