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Title
Coffee
Description
Composition in roses, blue, gray, ochre and black tones. Smooth texture. It depicts coffee processing. In the foreground, on the left, woman sitting on the floor in profile to the right, her right arm resting on her lap, legs stretched out and spread, using cloth over head covering her hair and a long sleeve dress; on the right man standing facing forward, with folded arms, his hands holding the ends of a coffee bag that he is head-carrying, his legs are apart, his right leg more visible than the his left, suggesting he is walking, he wears a half sleeve shirt and pants. In the background, on the left, nine bags of coffee stacked; in the center a mound of coffee beans; on the right, three more bags of coffee stacked. On the third level, on the left, a foreman profile figure turned to the right, with his right arm stretched forward, he is wearing long boots; and there is the suggestion of two men working.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Coffee [FCO 1755]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
41
Width
41
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
