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The Cougar
Candido Portinari1955
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in gray, black, earthy, yellow and green. Smooth texture. A jaguar is standing facing forward, occupying almost the entire area of the composition against forest background. The jaguar is slightly on the diagonal from left to right, front to back. Its head is up and it the mouth open, it four jaws can be seen. Forest background, part of tree trunks can be seen, vines and areas of light in yellow tones.
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Details
- Title: The Cougar
- 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: 1955
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w9.3 x h21.3cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: Nature:Animals:cougar, Nature:landscape:forest
- Technique: gouache , lead pencil
- Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 1057
- Inscription: On reverse, authentication by Maria Portinari and João Candido Portinari, the artist’s son.
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3422
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