General Info
Title
Horses
Description
Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours and quick strokes. Two horses with necks interlaced in the center of the lower half of the support against a plain background. The horses are standing. The on the left, smaller than the on the right, is facing three quarters to the right and the on the right is in profile to the left and has the neck leaning behind, with his head resting on the back of the first. The horse on the left, his head and on the right of the neck are well dashed, while the body of the horse has on the right contour line only. Traces on the floor, below the animals, suggest little undergrowth.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 75 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
Dimensions
Height (cm)
40
Width (cm)
28,8
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
Annotation Author
Inscription in middle of top edge "Cap. CXLIX”
Relations
Related Document5
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