FCO-1242

Pyramids and EyeIllustration

1943

code

FCO-1242

CR Number

1830

dimensions

16 x 16.5 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

India ink pen

Artwork Surface

paper

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Title
Pyramids and Eye
Description
Composition in black and white. Tangled lines, straight and contour. Composition representing three pyramids and eye being leaked. Across the width of the on the right composition to on the left and front to back, one sees three pyramids in arid lanscape. In the air, the on the left eye open, profile to the right, with sharp object on your cornea. Still in the air, in the center of the composition, with square lines toward the bottom suggesting trail of a flying object and, above, a circle. In the foreground, tangle of dark lines. Straight lines crossing the composition randomly.
Location Created
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 3 for the book “Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas,” by Machado de Assis
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Museus Castro Maya doada em 1969Collection
Height
16
Width
16.5
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"

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