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Anteater

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Rapid lines, tangled and figure anteater, in profile to the left, taking up almost the entire width of the support. The animal is stretched tongue, it has long snout and is with the tail stretched horizontally. The legs are suggested by stronger lines.

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  • Title: Anteater
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h26cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:anteater
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4873
  • Inscription: At right edge, inscription by Maria Portinari "Portinari”.
  • Function: Study for the panel “Amazon Forest” [FCO 1742]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4170
Projeto Portinari

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