General Info
Title
Bones
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and quick strokes. Composition representing two bones resting on the ground with sparse vegetation. In the foreground, bone horizontally, like a tibia; slightly further back a smaller bone, diagonally on the left to the right and front to back. On the ground, one sees the thin vegetation and the bottom two ways that suggest shells. Soft lines traversing the area of randomly composition.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 72 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)
17.5
Width (cm)
16
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
Relations
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