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Title
Sitting Indian Man
Description
Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and shading setting volume. Indian study sitting in profile to the right with enough powerful body. Straight hair with bangs fallen on the forehead, back straight, arms resting on his lap, legs slightly apart, bare feet, wears small thong. Might falling from the left of the composition illuminating the shores of the Indian.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event5
Related Document11
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the cartoon Jesuit School [FCO 5346]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
672
Height
66
Width
42
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in middle of bottom half "Portinari 1938"
Annotation Author
Dated in inscription at bottom left "Croquis Para 1ª Escola 17-1-938”
Annotation Family
On back of frame, inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 672”.
