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Cangaceiro Shooting

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow tones, gray, lilac, earthy, orange, black and green. Thick texture, with marked ranhaduras and strokes. Figure cangaceiro shooting, occupying the on the right half area of ​​the support. The figure is in profile to on the left, kneeling on the left leg and the on the right leg bent. wears characteristic hat cangaço, light clothing, cartridge belts crossed at the waist and chest; neckerchief in orange and pants flip-flops. The bandit is aiming a rifle, leaning on his on the right shoulder with his on the right hand on the trigger and almost stretched on the left arm serving as support to the gun barrel. Background in yellow tones with circle suggesting sun in the upper on the left corner. Area below the bandit waist in lilac tones representing the ground. The whole composition is crafted with parallel ranhaduras that were probably made with a brush cable.

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  • Title: Cangaceiro Shooting
  • 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
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w61.5 x h50.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2599
  • Inscription: On stretcher, label from Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo / MAC-USP; inscription "MAC-USP 66.79”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3860
Projeto Portinari

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