Mentions
Is Part Of
General Info
Title
Sugar Cane Harvest
Description
Composition in ochre, earthy, white, blue, gray and green. Contour lines in graphite. It depicts harvesting and transportation of cane, occupying the entire area of the composition. In the foreground, on the left, bent man in profile to the right, carrying on his back large sugarcane stalks tied and secured with thick ropes. Wears sleeveless shirt and blue pants rolled up. In the background, on the right, two cane cutters side by side, in profile to the right. The first makes gesture of who will cut a walking cane with a machete in his on the right hand. On the floor, on your on the left, you see a gourd. Just over the background, another cane cutter, with the semi-obscured by the first body, wearing a hat with the flap behind. On the left part of curved worker with arms outstretched to catch a beam of cane on the floor in front of him, seeing the wide-brimmed hat. In the third plane, on the left, bent worker forward with his head down, bringing back a bundle of sugarcane and on the right next to the plantation, curved back man wearing hat and ochre clothes. At the bottom, rushes into perspective, occupying the entire top edge where most find themselves two front cane cutters for planting. The cane field crosses the composition diagonally on the right and on the left on the floor are spread reed bundles bound with cords.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Sugar Cane [FCO 1749]
Support and Technique
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
kraft paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to wood.
Authenticity
Certificate
567
Dimensions
Height
45
Width
44.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom left edge "Portinari". Undated
Relations
Related Document6
Related Event
