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General Info
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
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Related Document3
Function
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting Mate Herb [FCO 1754]
Support and Technique
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Authenticity
Certificate
595
Dimensions
Height
72
Width
50
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom left edge "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Family
Numbers and inscriptions throughout and around image and in color scales.
