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Title
Horseman
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Horse mounted man against barren lanscape in the background. The horse is in profile to the left, has stretched front legs forward as if he were riding, the hind legs are also stretched. The tail is an angle whose vertex is up. Knight is with the torso leaning forward, wears kind of cover that is windswept. The horse is riding on arid terrain suggesting hinterearthy with hint of bush clumps. Line marking the horizon with sky lightly "gradient" blackening up.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the drawing Horseman of Hope [FCO 4839]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
crayonArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
21
Width (cm)
33,5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication by Maria Portinari.
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