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Cangaceiros

Candido Portinari1950

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Cangaceiros group occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against white background. In the foreground, bust two bandits side by side, from the front, slightly turned to the left, and the on the right is a little more forward than the other. Both wear characteristic hat decorated with star in the center. The two have similar faces with defined facial features. The on the right has suggested the on the left hand holding the leather band holding the rifle that is in tow, but of which we see only the top. The rest of the group are only suggested by hats composition defined above.

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  • Title: Cangaceiros
  • 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: 1950
  • Physical Dimensions: w30.5 x h27cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:Cangaceiro, human figure:group:men, human figure:limbs:head
  • Technique: India ink brush
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari Paris 1950"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3720
  • Inscription: Dedication in bottom half "Para Eugenio com o abraço do Portinari”
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2884
Projeto Portinari

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