FCO-1814

CoffeeSmall-scale color sketch

[1938]

code

FCO-1814

CR Number

896

dimensions

41.5 x 38 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

tempera

Artwork Surface

paper
Mentions
Is Part Of

General Info

Title
Coffee
Description
Composition in light shades of ochre, gray and white and black accents. Few lines, shapes and volumes represented by color. Group of workers bagging and stacking outdoor coffee bags. Group composed of nine or ten people, including a woman and eight or nine men, all dressed in white, with the skin represented in ochre and legs and bulky arms. In the foreground, on the left, settler sitting on the back floor and almost in profile to the left, with white scarf over her hair and dressed in skirt and long sleeves. His on the left shoulder appears leaning against coffee bags stacked along the on the left side margin. On the right farmer standing almost 3/4 on the left, carrying bag of coffee resting on his head and shoulders. Behind him, three sacks stacked. In the background, four men with hat in various positions, bagging coffee and stacking the bags. At the bottom, on the left and on the right, just set figures that seem to be working.

About

Function

Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the mural painting “Coffee” [FCO 1755]

Support and Technique

Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType

Authenticity

Certificate
795

Dimensions

Height
41.5
Width
38
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas

Signature and annotation

Annotation
Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari". Undated

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