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Title
Prospectors
Description
Composition in blue tones, gray, ochre, earthy, white and black. Smooth texture. It depicts seven men panning in a river. In the foreground, on the right inclined man in profile to the left, holding panning with both hands; It is with the on the left leg further on the right, and wear brimmed hat and rolled clear knee pants. Beside, on the right, earthy mound with stabbing blade. Further back on the left, front man holding panning with the on the left hand and on the right, suggests holding gravels. He's the face tilted down, his body plunged to the waist in water and wears short-sleeved shirt. In the background, in the center, black front man with his arm bent close to the body and cupped hand up as if holding gravels. It wears brimmed hat and white shirt-neck "V". At his side, far on the right, two miners profile to the left, in perspective to the bottom and to the right, in the same position of the first employee. On the third level, two front men holding panning with half of the body immersed in water. The river has bluish-gray water, and the bottom on the left part of the margin with vegetation and piece of earthy on the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
Related Document
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Gold Mine [FCO 1751]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
337
Previous Collection
Christie'sCollection
Height
45
Width
44
Annotation
Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari" and "Portinari". Undated
