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Title
Mate Herb
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines defining the shapes and shading marking the volumes mainly in the figures. Composition representing yerba mate harvest It depicts with figures working on various activities. In the foreground, on the left, standing figure of a man in front, his head bent down, as if looking at the hands of a matte desgalham branch that lies ahead. The figure is slightly suggested facial features. Safe with the on the right hand and the branch to the left tries to break the branch. In the center of the composition, yerba mate branches deposited through vertical cylindrical sticks tied by a rope that keeps the floor. On the right foreman figure, standing with his back with great wide-brimmed hat over the head. He is standing with arms along the body, legs slightly apart. wears bouffant pants inside the high-top boot, fitted with support. In the background, on the left of center, male figure standing, facing, flat head, muscular body almost naked. It wears a small bathing suit, standing with arms along the body and legs slightly apart. Further down, in the center of the composition, back to human form, with the body leaning down as if reap mate. On the floor, small stumps cut from which sprout new branches and tree trunks.
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Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Mate Herb [FCO 1754]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Artwork Surface
tracing paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support spliced vertically, affixed to canvas.
Authenticity
Certificate
701
Dimensions
Height (cm)
286
Width (cm)
286
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
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