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Title
Bean Harvest
Description
Composition in light shades of ochre, gray and earthy. Thick texture with marked brushstrokes. Bean processing It depicts field lanscape. In the foreground, on the left of center, woman in profile to the right, with upper body leaning down and legs apart, and the on the right is more forward than the on the left; has arms also down folded hands holding what appears to be a bag; on the right, you see part of a closed bag. In the background, on the left pregnant woman, on a smaller scale than the other figures of the composition; she is in profile to the right and carry on the head a burden to his on the left and a little further on, girl also profile to the right; a little more to the right, woman standing in front with his head bent down, holding hands a sieve to his on the left side, a bag on the floor, open; in front of that figure walking a dog's profile to the right; the center and on the right of the composition, six men around a whole geometrized area with regular shapes, suggesting that a lot of beans. The men are all with legs apart and arms raised holding hands, sticks shaped "L", suggesting they are hitting the beans to remove it from the pods. On the third level, to the left, around behind which sees three heads of cattle and a horse, the fence is diagonally from the left to the right and from front to back; the center and on the right suggestion very regular high plantation.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event5
Related Document14
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the dining room in the residence of Homero Souza e Silva, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Work designed by architect Carlos Leão.
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
75
Collection
Height
139
Width
179
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left "PORTINARI 57"
