General Info
Title
Cangaceiro
Description
Composition in black and white. Quick intersecting lines and broken lines. Composition representing cangaceiro bust facing, holding a rifle against white background. The figure wears distinctive hat, shaped semicircle with three stars, suggesting that leather. The bandit has a round face, wide apart eyes pulled up, facing forward revealing expression hard, wide and flat nose, straight and closed lips and square jaw, watching the hat strap around her. Using long sleeve shirt with the neck scarf knot, bandoliers crossed chest and a horizontal passing through the bust. The on the right arm is along the body and the on the left is bent up looking up hand holding a carbine that is vertical.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support affixed to cardboard.
Collection
Collection
DestruídaCollection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
17
Width (cm)
13
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at left edge "Portinari 55"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "nº 354”.
Other info
Status
DestroyedVisual Artwork Status
Notes Status
Work destroyed in the 1980s in a fire at owner’s residence.
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