General Info
Title
Dead Figure
Description
Composition in black tones, white and red ochre. Contour lines and some shaded. In the foreground, the center figure of a man appearing to be dead, lying on the ground, with two men after wrapping his body in a cloth. Beneath the figures of men line through the composition resembling the sidewalk curb. In the background, the center, suggesting two women embraced foot. In the third plane on the left front of horse grazing; the center shack with a window and thatched roofs. In the sky, on the left, circle suggesting sun. Some straight lines diagonally cross the composition suggesting areas of light.
Location Created
Author
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
465
DN Number
619
Dimensions
Height (cm)
35,8
Width (cm)
28,3
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 619” and "Nº 781”.
