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Title
Carnauba
Description
Composition in green tones, ochre, lilac, earthy, blue, white and gray. Smooth texture. The composition is three figures or carnaubas and forest wood. In the foreground to the left, front man slightly off to the right, physiognomic traits outlined suggesting that this is an Indian. You bare torso vest and pants are bare; in the center, carnauba cut trunk. On the right back man with torso leaning forward and naked torso; wears pants and is barefoot, legs are apart seeing yourself among them a sheet plant tuft-shaped needle that can be carnauba canopy. In the background, on the right, Profile ass to the left side on the back carrying a bundle. At the bottom on the right-hand man of suggestion without defined facial features. Several trees carnaubas of which see only the trunks are scattered throughout the second and third planes and the background that is also divided into regular geometric areas.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event5
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Carnauba [FCO 1759]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
232
DN Number
682
Collection
Previous Collection
Height
41
Width
37
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Numbers distributed throughout the image
Annotation Family
On reverse of cardboard, authentication, and on back of frame, inscription "DN 682,” both by Maria Portinari.
