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Cowboy from the Northeast

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in the earthy shades, gray, white, black and ochre. Rough and smooth texture. Old man half-bust occupying the entire area of ​​support. The figure is three quarters turned to the left, wear wide-brimmed hat buried in the head, covering his forehead and has facial features well-marked: very large eyes, almond-shaped, nose too big, straight and open nostrils, thin mouth shaved at the sides, prominent chin and signs of little beard indicated by small black lines. Clothing represented in earthy tones with chiaroscuro effect, appearing to be a cloak or mantle, where the on the right shoulder is much higher than the on the left, forming a volume similar to a jamb. At the bottom, a clear geometric shape filled with black dots placed symmetrically across the width of the entire composition, and in a gray area as a vertical line to the upper edge behind the head of the old. Shadow effect in the eye and on the right at the neck of the figure.

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  • Title: Cowboy from the Northeast
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w60 x h74cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:workers:cowboy, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at top right "PORTINARI 1943"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2287
  • Inscription: On back of frame, label "B. PATRIMONIAL 2870 BLOCH ED”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1767
Projeto Portinari

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