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Title
Man with Back Turned
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines defining the shapes and shadows defining the volumes. Composition representing naked man back occupying almost the entire area of the support against a plain background. Man is almost back slightly turned to the left, has short hair, facial features suggested in the profile and muscles well-marked by volumes. It arms along the body, muscular legs and buttocks and is barefoot. Might falling from the left of the composition designing shady area on the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Cattle [FCO 1750]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
charcoalArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1661
Height
72.5
Width
40
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right edge "Portinari"
Annotation Author
Dated in inscription at bottom right "croquis Para o Gado 9-XII-937”
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label "41-Portinari, Candido 1903-1962 Homem (estudo de figura para o painel ‘O Gado’) desenho a carvão as.dat 1937 inf. dir. 73 x 41"; label from Galeria Vendôme.
