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Title
Horses and Figures
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and little shading. Traces short, fast, study character. Performance horses and figures on white background. In the lower half of the composition, center, horse visa back with body 3/4 on the right and profile head. Leaving the horse's neck from the base, we see faint outline of another neck and head facing down, as if the animal was grazing. Above the horse, two very stylized figures - D.Quixote and Sancho Panza - a sitting and another kneeling. The one sitting on the floor legs have turned to the left and the on the left elbow resting on the floor. The other figure, smaller and more rounded, is kneeling, facing to the right with arms stretched toward the seated figure. On the left, behind the kneeling character, seen from the rear horse with body 3/4 on the right and profile head.
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Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the drawing Sancho Panza Equipping Don Quixote [FCO 1222]
Support and Technique
Dimensions
Height (cm)
16.5
Width (cm)
10.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "Estudo para ‘D. Quixote’, de Candido Portinari”.
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