FCO-1626

Carajá

c.1956

code

FCO-1626

CR Number

3724

dimensions

16 x 11 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

crayoncolor crayon

Artwork Surface

paper

General Info

Title
Carajá
Description
Composition in black, orange, green and white tones. Colored areas. Indian Representation Carajá against background in green on top and orange at the bottom. India is formed by two isosceles triangles: the base of the upper triangle rests on the lower vertex of the triangle forming the head and torso. The legs are represented by two parallel lines ending hook. In the upper corner of the triangle, two parallel lines to the right. Inside the two triangles, stylized representation remembering eyes and mouth in rectangular shapes. In the background, slightly diagonal line on the left to the right, from the bottom up, dividing areas of different colors, and in the upper on the left corner, circle may suggest sun.

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Support and Technique

Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
crayonArtMediumType
color crayonArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType

Authenticity

DN Number
553

Dimensions

Height (cm)
16
Width (cm)
11

Signature and annotation

Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Nº 802 Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "DN 553”.

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