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General Info
Title
Workers
Description
Composition in black and white. Straight, parallel and tangled lines. Group of workers occupying the entire height of the composition, surrounded by sugarcane fields. The figures are facing in perspective from the left to the right and front to back, hold work tools in the hands and wear hats tabs. Noteworthy is a man in front, which seems to hold a bundle in his on the left hand and a hoe resting on the right shoulder, holding the handle with your on the right hand. It covers part of other workers who are after seeing the worker to full body on the right. At the bottom, on the right and on the left, rushes representation.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Themes
Function
Artwork Function
SketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Sketch for the engraving Workers on Sugar Cane Plantation [FCO 829]
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
20.7
Width (cm)
14
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 59"
