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Title
Burning on Sugar Cane Plantation
Description
Composition in black and white. Parallel lines and shading. Three workers beating cane fields to put out the fire. In the center of the composition, two figures of workers, one behind the other, diagonally from right to left and from front to back, with legs apart, holding a bunch of cane in their hands, above their heads. Further back to the right, another figure, in profile to the left, in the same position as the other two. The chiaroscuro of the composition suggests the smoke of the burning. The bottom is completely filled with sugarcane, with a bundle of canes scattered on the ground.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the engraving "Burning on Sugar Cane Plantation" [FCO 827]
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
1713
Dimensions
Height (cm)
27.5
Width (cm)
20.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated in middle of bottom edge "Portinari 59"
Annotation Author
Inscription in middle of bottom edge "ESTUDO PARA ÁGUA FORTE"
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