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Title
Transporting Coffee
Description
Composition in ochre, earthy, rose, blue, green, black and white. Contours graphite, solid areas, and bulk effects aquarelados support. It depicts loading, drying and coffee harvest. In the foreground on the left part of the stairs in front of the coffee sacks stack, taking the floor mounds scattered coffee. To the left of the center figure of a man, standing, 3/4 facing left, with his arms raised, holding on his head a bag of coffee. Wear clothes with half sleeve and pants rolled up; It has the most advanced on the right leg to the left as you are walking and are barefoot. On the right behind the open sack containing coffee, man standing figure, slightly turned to the left. Wearing a hat, holds in his on the left hand a bucket, have legs apart, covered up to the knees by the bag that is in front and wears light clothing. In the background, behind the figure that carries the bag of coffee, cell with four sacks. To the right of center, man figure, 3/4 facing right, with arched torso and arms straight down, as if holding something between his legs apart, wearing a hat and light clothing. On the third level, to the left, two arched figures, and the front is hat. At the center, four sacks stack; and on the right part of coffee yard formed by wall. In the background of coffee plantation suggestion in perspective to the horizon, with seven figures indication harvesting coffee and two staircases and narrow strip of blue sky.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting Coffee [FCO 1755]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
37.5
Width
26.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
