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Title
Mate Herb
Description
Composition in tones earthy, ochre, blue, red, gray, black and white. Smooth texture. It depicts three farmers working in yerba mate culture and foreman watching. In the foreground on the left front of worker holding a yerba mate branch in shades of blue in front of a tree trunk. Man has suggested facial features, and wears clear shirtsleeves and trousers in light blue tone. On the right foreman standing back slightly toward the on the left, the on the left arm throughout the body. It wears brimmed hat, sleeved shirt, long pants and suggests wear boots. On the floor in front of the fenced area with yerba mate plants. In the background, on the left, farmer standing in front without defining facial features, using light shirt and trousers in ochre tones. At his side, a planted branch of yerba mate. On the third level, farmer standing back to back, suggesting wear brimmed hat, light shirt with dark pants. Floor with irregular geometrical areas in shades of red, ochre and earthy. In the background, behind the first worker, a construction wall, suggesting Venetian and deeper, tree trunks.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Mate Herb [FCO 1754]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
350
Height
40.8
Width
44.5
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On reverse, label "BP Nº 7610/013 ELETRORADIOBRAZ Autor: Cândido Portinari TÍTULO: ‘Lenhadores’ TÉCNICA: óleo sobre tela DIMENSÕES: 0,40 x 0,44 DATA: OBSERVAÇÕES: Nº”. On stretcher, inscription "Ralph Camargo S.Paulo (...)”; label from Exquadrão framing house; torn label "Camargo”.
