FCO-866 - Woman, Boy and Dead Man | Artwork

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Title

Woman, Boy and Dead Man

Description

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Woman, two children, a crock and a chest occupying almost the entire area of the composition. On the left, fat woman from the front, sitting. It has long, full hair with bangs, very large dark eyes, flat nose and mouth wide open; is folded covering the on the right arm and on the left arm on the right breast along the body; leg and knee bent on the right down and on the left leg bent with knee up and down to earthy. On the right beside the woman, sees a crock and a chest closed tinplate. Behind the woman is seen lying on the ground in a horizontal perspective dead boy, with closed eyes and open mouth with teeth bared. At the bottom, on the right, boy figure dingy sitting front, on the right arm outstretched to the side with the hand on the floor serving as a support for the body is tilted to one side; on the left hand is resting on the stomach. Dark background with line marking the horizon. Shaded figures uniform divide in half lengthwise at random.

Location Created

BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

Themes

socialNortheastern migrantSubject

socialethnic groupsBlackSubject

Human FigurechildboySubject

Human FiguremanSubject

Human FigurewomanSubject

diverserecurring elementstrunkSubject

diverserecurring elementswater jugSubject