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Title
Man Bending Over
Description
Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Study representing a partial man figure, leaning, against a plain background. The figure is naked, almost in left profile. Head, forearms and legs are not represented clearly. It is mostly seen the trunk and the left thigh muscle, which is well ripped. Arms streched forward as if to pick up something on the floor. The right leg is not represented and the the left leg is outlined by the a contour line, which starts below the knee.
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Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Brazilwood [FCO 1748]
Support and Technique
Authenticity
DN Number
670
Dimensions
Height (cm)
66
Width (cm)
38
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right edge "Portinari 1938"
Annotation Author
Dated in inscription in middle of right edge "croquis Para o Pau Brasil 8-1-938”
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 670”.
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