FCO-270

Water to the Desert

[1956]

code

FCO-270

CR Number

3982

dimensions

27 x 36 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

India ink pen

Artwork Surface

paper
Is Part Of

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Water to the Desert
Description
Composition in black and white. Intersecting lines. Mounting large pipe set in a lanscape with high vegetation. The center pipe, diagonally from the left to the right and from front to back. In the foreground, a caisson still being assembled, finding itself inside a human figure standing with raised arms. Tip of several figures who are confused with the high vegetation.
General Info
Work executed in Brazil upon the artist's return from Israel. The inscription registers the location that inspired the work.
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Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
605
Previous Collection
Height
27
Width
36
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "Portinari Israel". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 605” and "Nº 753”.

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