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Title
Coffee
Description
Composition in black, white and blue tones. Predominance of contour lines. Coffee harvest It depicts. In the foreground on the left of a ladder; the center man walking forward, carrying bag of coffee in the head. In the background, on the right, Profile man to the right, leaning down with sieve in front; a little behind on the floor, a coffee bag opened. On the third level, on the left two men bent down; on the right man on a ladder, stirring something little that is set before him. In the background, several sketched figures, with two, center, suggest be harvesting coffee.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Coffee [FCO 1191]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Work executed on cover of a copy of catalog from "Exposição Portinari" [CT 104].
Authenticity
Certificate
681
DN Number
349
Dimensions
Height
32
Width
20
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 349” and "Nº 538”.
Annotation Exhibition
In bottom half, printed inscriptions "EXPOSIÇÃO PORTINARI" and "SÃO PAULO 1934".
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