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General Info
Title
Bathing in the River
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Five black women bathing in a river. In the foreground on the left, naked boy, slightly returned back to the right, looking for women who are in the background. On the right vegetation. In the background, five black women, standing bare, with water up to the thighs, in various positions, arranged across the width of the composition. Basically, representation of aquatic plants which, by their position, they suggest that halos on female heads.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Original illustration no. 30 for the book Menino de engenho, by José Lins do Rego
Support and Technique
Engrave
Matrix Description
Plate not located.
Authenticity
Notes Certificate
Portinari Project Certificate of Authenticity no. 1296, no. 1617.
Dimensions
Height (cm)
25,5
Width (cm)
15
Dimension Notes
36x28 (S)
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