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Title
Tobacco
Description
Composition in the earthy tones, ochre, white, green, gray, black and blue. Smooth texture with visible brush strokes. Color was used to serve as a road map in the execution of mural by setting only, large colored areas. The figures are only outlined there is no trace defined physiognomy. The composition is, several people outdoor be suggested wherein a collecting sheets, a small bush. In the foreground, on the left, female figure sitting on the floor in profile to the right with his hand on the right knee. On the right, green area. In the background, the center back of man, with the upper body leaning forward, near a plant with four leaves. On the right, another plant, and front man, with arms raised, suggesting be drinking in a gourd that holds with the hand. On the third level, on the left, woman carrying kind of gourd. In the background, in the center, another woman carrying something on the head and regular geometric areas. All around the color project, which is pasted on card, there are several notes on mixing colors with arrows locating each specific color within the composition.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event9
Related Document7
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Tobacco [FCO 1752]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
227
DN Number
698
Collection
Previous Collection
Height
47
Width
43.5
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Inscriptions, at top right, "120 cal”, "1 omb.”, "100 gris” and "OUI”
Annotation Family
Montage by the artist on cardboard. Numbers, arrows and inscriptions distributed throughout image and cardboard. On reverse of cardboard, authentication, and on back of frame, inscription "DN 698,” both by Maria Portinari.
