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Title
Mate Herb
Description
Composition in ochre, green, red, purple, white, rose and black. 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 front of a tree trunk. On the right foreman standing back to back, facing slightly to the left. In the background, on the left, farmer standing in front. On the third level, farmer standing back to back. Background with irregular geometrical areas and ground suggesting area have surrounded with yerba mate plant, in front of the foreman.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
Related Document3
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
gouacheArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
595
Height
72
Width
50
Annotation
Signed at bottom left edge "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Family
Numbers and inscriptions throughout and around image and in color scales.
