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Title
Coffee
Description
Composition in ocher, blue, black, orange, white and black tones. Fast, parallel and shaded lines. It depicts bagging and coffee transportation. The figures do not have defined facial features. In the foreground, on the left, woman in profile to the right, sitting on the floor with legs straight and on the right hand on the right leg. A little behind her, stacking bags of coffee that reaches the top edge of the composition. On the right front man carrying bag of coffee in the head and back, with both hands raised, holding the bag by the ends. Behind him, three sacks stacked. In the center, two dark mounds, suggesting coffee with tree trunk cut between them. On the third level, on the left, man standing with his back, facing right, wearing brimmed hat. More to the center, man leaning to the left, holding open bag of coffee. Beside him, man tilted slightly to the right, with brimmed hat. In the background, house suggestion to the left; on the right shaded suggesting vegetation.
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Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Coffee [FCO 1755]
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Dimensions
Height
42
Width
42
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom left "Portinari". Undated
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