General Info
Title
Drovers
Description
Composition in black and white. Tangled lines, group of men horseback riding, one stands out in the foreground, facing forward, occupying the vertical of the support. Background defined by intersecting and tangled lines, suggesting the rest of the horseman group, on the right the suggestion of two horses: one facing forward and one profile to the right can be seen.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the poem Tropeiros, from the book Raízes, by José Paulo Moreira da Fonseca
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
21
Width (cm)
12.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari" and dated at bottom left edge "55"
Relations
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