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Title
Carajá Indian Woman
Description
Composition in black tones, white, green and red. Contour lines, straight lines, parallel and overlapping. Composition figure representing sitting India, occupying almost the entire area of the composition against background composed hachuriados suggested vegetation and on the right. The figure is from the front, sitting on the floor; is open and folded back legs, hair cut in bowl, painted face, his arms raised, bare torso with breasts and painting represented in the stomach and belly. wear kind of thong and has legs painted by horizontal stripes, as well as arms. The ground is defined by parallel lines. On the left, two quadrangular areas, filled by horizontal segments and another by divergent lines. On the right area in green tone filled with scribbles, suggesting vegetation.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Indian Woman [FCO 1720]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Height
19.5
Width
15.3
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Others
On reverse, label "Baggage Identification name Candido Portinari. Adress Figura Pré-Colombiana City-state sup Grafite s/ papel 15 x 20 Cr$ 47,250,00 National Airline”; inscription "A-5987”. On back of frame, inscription "Q 6429”.
