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Title
Winnowing Coffee
Description
Composition in black and white. Quick strokes, study character. Lines and shading. Representation of three workers on a white background. On the right foreground, man standing, slightly turned to the left and tilted down. His face is not shown, wear undefined hat and clothes. You have the on the right arm stretched diagonally to the left, with hand holding long-handled squeegee or broom he wears to push coffee beans that are on the floor. The on the left arm is bent and the hand holds the squeegee handle. Has bent and legs apart and feet indicated by quick strokes. In the background on the left, coffee beans gathered mound on the floor and man figure with sieve. Man standing, facing 3/4 on the left with apart and legs bent, brimmed hat that covers her face, upper body leaning forward, arms extended in front of the body with hands holding large sieve. Below the screen, you know open coffee. At the upper left corner, face contoured suggestion for what appears to be a wide-brimmed hat of a doll. In the center, the lower half of female figure, from the front, with long skirt, legs spread and bare feet. Toward the woman's waist, large sieve, possibly sustained by hands that are not represented. At the upper right corner, bush suggestion or foliage.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
15.5
Width
16.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Author
Dedication in middle of bottom half "Para Lucia, com os votos de felicidades de tio Candinho 960”