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Title
Cotton Harvest
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines defining shapes and light shading. Composition representing cotton harvest It depicts with plantation in the background. In the foreground on the left figure standing in profile to the right, wearing a hat and long sleeve shirt. Carries over the on the left shoulder bag which puts the harvested cotton - that it crosses the chest and covers his whole body; has flexed on the right arm, harvesting by hand a flower cotton that is in front; It has bare feet. In the center, standing figure, front, arched body, head covered by low hat, raised his arms and body covered by the bag which places the cotton harvested. On the right part of a half-open bag revealing suggestion cotton acorns. In the background, on the right, figure suggesting that a woman, hat, holding in his on the right hand cotton flower, as if it were put into the bag holding with his on the left hand and is attached to his on the left shoulder. The bag you through almost the entire body, revealing part of her skirt and her legs ajar and barefoot. Behind this figure, bags stacked in perspective for background. In the center, faded traces suggest figure back with hat. To the right of center, figure suggestion, standing to the right profile, with the arched body, picking cotton. On the left, the start area with thick cotton plants, forming a diagonal on the left to the right, front to the back in perspective, where the on the left are suggested other cotton pickers. Accompanying this area, suggesting that track road that separates the cotton planting acreage another, suggested by the fence and parallel strips on the diagonal on the right to on the left and in perspective to the left. At the beginning of the first three tracks, superimposed and slightly shaded traits suggest the volume of the crop. On the horizon, small elevations suggestion.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Cotton [FCO 1753]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
39.5
Width
28
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Nº 124 Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.
Annotation Others
On back of frame, inscription "4150” [three times].
