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Title
Caterpillar
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and shading. Caterpillar stretched profile on the right into arid lanscape. The animal is in the center of the composition of the area is made up of about twenty rings, you have to face with huge round eyes facing forward and half-open mouth, seeing teeth. On your on the left and on your on the right, find themselves nailed two pieces of tree logs on the ground that define the arid lanscape.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the inside cover of the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to paper.
Collection
Height
19.7
Width
25.8
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
