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Title
Bumba-Meu-Boi
Description
Composition in blue tones, gray, earthy, black, white, green and red. Outline shapes defined by black strokes. Cuíca player representation and one of the animals of the Bumba-meu-boi, the seahorse. In the foreground are seen, facing left, the seahorse and the man who wears the skirt makes the horse's body. Man has his head tilted back and turned toward his on the left shoulder. It seems to be a cowboy, with leather hat and dress in earthy tone and ochre with a few touches in red. It has large, bare feet and dark skin. The seahorse is in shades of gray and white with touches of black and red. He has twisted neck and looks back toward the man. The mouth is open revealing black and red teeth, the stylized mane hangs on the left and the tail is semilevantado with the tip falling down. Sitting on the floor on the left, opossum player slightly off to the right. It has blue beret on his head, face with characteristic features of the black race, dark skin. Wears checkered brown blouse green and light pants at the knees. Overly bulky arms and legs. The on the left leg is bent and crossing in front of on the right. On the left thigh, blue opossum being played. Ground and background with various geometric shapes in shades of gray, earthy and blue. At the bottom, on the right of center, port suggestion.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
2
Related Document
5
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel Seahorse [FCO 3756]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
32
Width
44
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
