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General Info
Title
Mestizo Man
Description
Composition in black and white. Few parallel straight lines and shading. Kneeling figure of a mulatto, on his back, feet stuck in torture trunk, taking up more than half the height of the composition. He has curly hair, on the right arm and leg represented as dark and on the left hand and legs with light. At the upper left corner, crouching boy forward. On the right vertical rectangle light that falls into the mulatto body height, sealing of light-dark contrast. In the background, on the left, boy sitting front and jagged lines suggesting vegetation. Parallel lines between mulatto and vertical legs on the bottom on the left, balance with shading representing the ground.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the engraving Mestizo Man Restrained on Block [FCO 816]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
29,7
Width (cm)
12
Dimension Notes
31x13.5 (S)
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed in middle of bottom edge "Portinari"
Annotation Author
Inscription "ESTUDO PARA AGUA FORTE”
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