General Info
Title
Pita
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quickly dashed. It depicts pita low vegetation splattered floor, looking up at the back, double suggestion kissing. In the foreground, center, pita with thin sheets up on the ground with vegetation suggested by traces vertically and small dots. In the background, in the center, behind the pita, double suggestion kissing. They are in profile, face to face, the woman on the left and the man on the right: the faces are not set viewing only, hair, arms entwined and women's dress suggests be ruffled.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 11 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
11,5
Width (cm)
16,5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
Relations
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